Owon VDS Series User manual

VDS Series PC Oscilloscopes
User Manual
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Dec. 2013 edition V1.3
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
VDS Oscilloscope Software Help.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
VDS1022(I)/ VDS2052(I).................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
VDS2062/VDS3102.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
VDS2064/VDS3104.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
I. PC Software USB Driver Install Guide.................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
For Windows Vista or Windows 7.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
For Windows XP or Windows 2000..................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
II. User Interface........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
III. Operations Instruction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
1.How to Set the Probe Attenuation Coefficient...........................................................................................................................................................................................11
2.How to Set the Vertical System...................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
3.How to Set the Horizontal System..............................................................................................................................................................................................................12
4.How to Set the Trigger System....................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
5.How to Set the Channels..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
6.How to Measure Automatically....................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
7.How to Implement Sampling Setup............................................................................................................................................................................................................17
8.How to Measure with Cursors .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
9.How to Set the Display System...................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
10.Use Mathematical Manipulation Function................................................................................................................................................................................................21
11.How to zoom the waveform........................................................................................................................................................................................................................23
12.How to do Pass/Fail test.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
13.How to Record and Play a Waveform......................................................................................................................................................................................................26
14.How to Implement the Utility setting.........................................................................................................................................................................................................27
15.How to Use Executive Buttons..................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
16.Use LAN Port...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
IV. Technical Specifications.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32

VDS Oscilloscope Software Help
Welcome to VDS Oscilloscope software.
The supplied accessories of the oscilloscope include a Quick Guide. The Quick Guide of the oscilloscope and the following helps are for your
reference.
Minimum PC Requirements
Processor: Pentium(R) 4 2.4 GHz
Memory: 1GB
Disk space: 1GB minimum
Recommended PC Requirements
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
Memory: 2GB
Disk space: 1GB minimum
Other Requirements
Operating system: Windows XP(32-bit & 64-bit), Windows Vista(32-bit & 64-bit), Windows 7(32-bit & 64-bit)
Ports: USB2.0、USB1.1
Display Resolution: 1024 x 768
Ports Introduction
VDS1022(I)/ VDS2052(I)
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3
4
5
2
Figure Ports of the Oscilloscope(take VDS1022 for instance)
1. USB port: Supply power by PC USB or the adapter; communicate with PC
2. Probe Compensation: Measurement signal (5V/1KHz) output
3. MULTI port: EXT trigger input, trigger output or Pass/Fail output
4. Signal input of Channel 2
5. Signal input of Channel 1
Note: VDS1022(I) represents two types of machines, they are VDS1022I and VDS1022. VDS1022I contains isolation, while VDS1022 does not
contain isolation. The same as VDS2052(I).
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VDS2062/VDS3102
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6
7
4
Figure: Ports of the Oscilloscope (take VDS3102 for instance)
1. RS-232C Port (optional)
2. USB port: Supply power by PC USB or the adapter; communicate with PC
3. LAN port (optional): Network port which can be used to connect with PC
4. Probe Compensation: Measurement signal (3.3V/1KHz) output
5. EXT trigger input, trigger output or Pass/Fail output
6. Signal input of Channel 2
7. Signal input of Channel 1
VDS2064/VDS3104
Figure: Ports of the Oscilloscope (take VDS3104 for instance)
1. Probe Compensation: Measurement signal (3.3V/1KHz) output
2. MULTI port: EXT trigger input, trigger output or Pass/Fail output
3. LAN port (optional): Network port which can be used to connect with PC
4. USB port: Supply power by PC USB or the adapter; communicate with PC
5. Signal input of Channel 4
6. Signal input of Channel 3
7. Signal input of Channel 2
8. Signal input of Channel 1
Note: If you use LAN port to communicate with PC, the oscilloscope should be powered by the adapter.
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I. PC Software USB Driver Install Guide
Use the supplied USB cable to connect the oscilloscope with a PC through their USB ports.
Note: If you use a USB cable that is not supplied by us, some problems such as connection error and signal disturbing might
occur.
For Windows Vista or Windows 7
The Microsoft Windows Systems since Windows Vista or Windows 7, change a lot, which require a new installation guide of USB driver. Here it is.
During the whole installation, please assure that the device is running well and plugged into PC from USB.
Right click [Computer], you can find it on the desktop, or in [Start] menu.
in the pop up menu, click [Manage] and it will open a window named "Computer Management", as follow, in the left side click [Device Manager], it will show a devices tree in
the middle, and then click the last one button "Scan for hardware changes" in tool bar as follow, and if the device is running well and plugged into PC, computer will detect an
unknown device with a "!" icon.
Right click the unknown device icon, in the pop up menu click [Update Driver Software...],
In the open window, select [Browse my computer for driver software],
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The next window, select a directory path for the driver software location, and click "Next",
Notice: the driver software location is a directory that is under the software setup folder named "USBDRV", and the contents inside are like these:
Or like this, than you should use the "USBDRV" directory to indicate the ".inf" file, and to the ".sys" or ".dll" file, you can indicate then in different directories like "x86", "ia64" or
"amd64" depending on the CPU, but most of time just x86 and amd64 are enough.
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OK, back to the driver installing, after last "Next" step, the system is installing driver software for you, as follow,
In the course,
It(for Windows XP x86&x64, Windows Vista x86&x64, Windows 7 x86) may open a window named "Windows Security" as below, and just select "Install this driver software
anyway" to continue,
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Or sometimes it(for Windows 7 x64) may open a window named "Windows Security" as below, and just click "Install" to continue,
And then continue installing,
And finish.
Now a successful installation window opens with information "Windows has successfully updated your driver software".
Close the window, have a look at the "Computer Management" window, you will find a device under [LibUSB-Win32 Devices], it should be like this:
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