Owon VDS6000 Series User manual

Warranty
Thanks for choosing OWON product, in the coming days, really hope you’ll enjoy the time that
OWON product accompanies you.
OWON product, created and made by Lilliput.
Since the delivery date, OWON product been granted 36 natural months’ warranty for device,
and 12 months’ warranty for attached parts / accessories.
*The delivery date here means the one written onto formal shipping documents given to first-hand buying
party.
Within warranty period of OWON product, provided any non-outside force defects appear,
Lilliput provides 3 options for first-hand buying party -
option 1. to return defective product only;
option 2. to replace the defective product;
option 3. to repair the defective product.
To assure first-hand buying party receive timely service within warranty period of OWON
product, the first-hand buying party should notify Lilliput of the non-outside force defects in no
time, in written form.
Lilliput recommends OWON product users to register your product online via “Support &
Service” column from official English website www.owon.com.cn , so as to get timely
after-sales service.
This warranty shall not apply to any defect, damage caused by improper operation, or
improper / inadequate maintenance towards OWON product. Lilliput shall not be obligated to
under this warranty -
a). to repair damages resulted from attempts by personnel other than those from Lilliput, or
authorized one by Lilliput to repair or service OWON product;
b). to repair damages resulted from improper operation, or improper connection to
incompatible equipment towards OWON product;
c). to service OWON product that has been modified or integrated with other products,
provided the effect of such modification or integration increases the difficulty of servicing
non-original OWON product.
Lilliput / 16 April 2020
*Lilliput mentioned hereinbefore is the original equipment manufacturer of OWON product - Fujian Lilliput
Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., with location in Zhangzhou, P.R. China.

Table of Contents
1. General Safety Requirements................................................................................................... - 1 -
2. Safety Terms and Signs.............................................................................................................. - 2 -
3. Communication Interface Introduction...................................................................................- 5 -
4. Device General Checking........................................................................................................... - 6 -
5. How to Communicate Device with PC.................................................................................... - 7 -
i. software installation guide......................................................................................................- 7 -
ii. to install NI-VISA driver onto the target PC ..................................................................... - 8 -
iii. to install PC Software...........................................................................................................- 13 -
iv. to work PC Software............................................................................................................. - 13 -
v. to communicate the device with PC..................................................................................- 14 -
6. Device Function Checking....................................................................................................... - 15 -
7. Probe Compensation.................................................................................................................- 16 -
8. How to Use the Probe Safely...................................................................................................- 17 -
9. Appendix....................................................................................................................................... - 18 -
Appendix I. Device Accessory List........................................................................................ - 18 -
Appendix II. Device Maintenance........................................................................................... - 19 -

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1. 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. Making sure the allowed rating value of all terminals been well-followed, so as to avoid any
potential short circuit or electric shock.
iv. NO direct body touch with any naked conductor of device when working the device. Naked
conductor covers joints, connecting probe tip, communication interface, and others.
v. No further operation is allowed provided any undetermined failure appears when working
the device, better to seek the assistance of qualified technicians.
vi. To work the device in humid environment isn’t allowed.
vii. Keep the device in good ventilation environment, and always keep the device surface
clean and dry.
viii. Better to have qualified technicians to do device maintenance.

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2. Safety Terms and Signs
Safety Terms
Terms in this quick guide. It covers,
Warning It indicates the condition or practice that could cause body injury or
permanent life loss.
Caution It indicates the condition or practice that could lead to device damage, or
its accessory damage, or communicated facility damage.
Terms on the device. It covers,
Danger It indicates immediate injury or hazard may happen.
Warning It indicates potential injury or hazard may come.
Caution It indicates potential damage to the device, or its accessory, or communicated
facility may occur.
Safety Signs
Signs on the device. It covers,
Hazardous Voltage
refer to manual for details
Protective Earth Terminal
Chassis Ground
Communication Interface Ground

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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 are non-isolated electrically. When working the device, to avoid
short circuit, the ground of two probes are NOT allowed to connect to 2 different non-isolated
DC level.
The diagram of the device ground wire connection goes in -
When device powered by PC USB connection cable (with PC powered by AC power source),
the diagram of the ground wire connection goes in -
It is NOT allowed to measure AC power when the device been powered by AC power source
through the adapter, or when the device powered by PC USB connection cable (via USB
communication interface of PC, with PC powered by AC power source).

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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 exist, making sure probes and accessories in normal status.
iii. When device in non-working condition, to remove probes and accessories firstly, then put
them in certain places.
iv. When working the device in CAT II environment,
DO NOT get the 40+ V input voltage from earth surface through any non-isolated input;
DO NOT get the 40+ V input voltage of dropout voltage through any non-isolated input
v. DO NOT introduce input voltage larger than rated voltage, especially when probe
attenuation set in 1:1, since the voltage from probe tip will go through to the device itself.
vi. NO NOT contact the exposed part of metal BNC terminal directly by hand or any other body
part.
vii. DO NOT insert any metal object into connectors.
- Note -
i). The rated voltage mentioned in point v. is the fixed value of working voltage, matching
VACrms / 50 - 60Hz under AC sine wave application, and VDC under DC sine wave application;
ii). CAT II indicates local level for electrical appliance and portable device.

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3. Communication Interface Introduction
Figure 3- 1. Communication Interface of the Device
i. power input: for AC-DC adapter
ii. USB host: for Wi-Fi extension
iii. USB device (type-C): for PC communication
Note: when the device powered by PC 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.
iv. LAN: for PC communication within network
v. Built-in Signal (3.3 V/1 kHz) Output: for probe compensation
vi. MULTI: for signal output of function generator
vii. CH2: for signal input
viii. CH1: for signal input

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4. Device General Checking
Before working the device, Lilliput highly recommend to check the device as per following
steps:
i. to check any package deformation, breakage exists
Provided any deformation, breakage of package appears, firstly, take photos about the
package for good records; secondly, open the package, to check whether device in good
shape, if not, take photos for good records, then back to your direct buying source, or back to
Lilliput so as to get timely solution.
ii. to check any physical defect / damage towards the device
Provided any obvious physical defect / damage towards device surface / communication
interface / protection cover found, firstly, take photos about the defect / damage good records,
then back to your direct buying source, or back to Lilliput so as to get timely solution.
iii. to check whether device accessories is complete
The complete accessory been listed onto page 15 "Appendix I. Device Accessory List", please
check whether any accessory is missing, or with obvious physical defect, provided yes, take
photos for records firstly, then back to your direct buying source, or back to Lilliput so as to get
timely solution.
Provided the result of device general checking is positive, then congratulations to start working
the device from now on.

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5. How to Communicate Device with PC
to communicate the device with PC, it’s a must to install software firstly.
i. software installation guide
i). full installation
Target users: general PC oscilloscope users, and programmers get secondary
development need
Installation solution -
On the basis that NI-VISA driver or similar VISA driver already worked normally onto
PC, to install “VDS6000Series_PC_Software.exe” from accompanying CD which
comes along with device.
Provided no proper VISA driver found onto target PC, as first step, to install
“ni-visa_19.5_online_repack.exe” from accompanying CD which comes along with
device.
(This .exe file will instruct the users to download NI-VISA driver, and the users could choose necessary NI
package kit in the process as well.)
The second step is to run “VDS6000Series_PC_Software.exe”.
Note: According to the user preferences, different version NI-VSA available via -
visit www.ni.com through PC browser, type “NI-VISA” onto search column, click NI-VISA Download web
linkage from searching results, in accordance with the PC operation system and its version, to choose
preferred suitable NI-VISA version.
ii). simple installation
Target users: general PC oscilloscope users
Installation process -
To install Runtime version NI-VISA driver from accompanying CD which comes along with
device firstly, after that, to run “VDS6000Series_PC_Software.exe”.
iii). minimum installation
Target users: PC oscilloscope users who only need to communicate the device with PC
via direct network cable (no need USB communication)
Installation process -
To run “VDS6000Series_PC_Software.exe” from accompanying CD which comes along
with device directly.
Note: The users could refer to xiii.how to use socket connection for “when the device communicates with
PC by direct network cable” under VII. Device Operation from e-format user manual.

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ii. to install NI-VISA driver onto the target PC
to run PC software normally, and smoothly, NI-VISA driver is a must.
Note: On condition that NI-VISA driver, or similar VISA driver already worked normally onto the target PC, step
ii could be skipped.
To run from accompanying CD which comes along with
device, to start driver installation,
click “Yes” to continue, and following window comes,
dot-tick "I accept the above license agreement", then "Next",

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another “Next”, enters into NI Package Manager processing window,
then this window,

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later, when following window appears,
to select additional items you may wish to install,
via scroll bar, to select more necessary options,

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from here,
dot-tick "I accept the above 2 license agreements", again "Next",
until this window,
dot-tick "I accept the above 2 license agreements" for another time, and another "Next",

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welcomes “Review” window,
via “Next”,
get access to NI-VISA installation,
one more “Next”,

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to make your decision at this window,
press “Ok” to finish the whole process,
this window indicates the successful installation,
then to reboot the PC through mouse-clicking “Reboot Now”
iii. to install PC Software
To run “VDS6000Series_PC_Software.exe” from accompanying CD which comes along with
device directly, to install PC software accordingly.
iv. to work PC Software
Via short-cut to PC software from the desktop of target PC, double-click “VDS6000 Series PC

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DSO” to start the software.
v. to communicate the device with PC
The users could communicate the device with PC, either through USB communication port, or
through LAN port.
to communicate the device with PC through USB communication port
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.
to communicate the device with PC through LAN port
2 solutions available to communicate the device with PC through LAN port -
Solution 1. By socket connection, upon with the combination of IP address and port, please
refer to xiii. how to use socket connection under VII. Device Operation from e-format user
manual.
Solution 2. By adding LAN/LXI network device, please refer to xiv. how to use LAN
communication interface under VII. Device Operation, and xv. how to work WiFi with PC
software under VII. Device Operation from e-format user manual.

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6. Device Function Checking
To verify whether the device in normal working status, better to do a fast function check.
After communicating device with PC successfully, please follow up following steps -
i. From PC software operation interface, mouse-click to restore the device to
factory settings. The default probe attenuation value in PC software reads x10.
ii. To switch the probe attenuation in x10, work probe with Channel 1 via communication
interface. The operation step goes in -
i) to align the probe slot with the BNC connector of CH1 communication interface,
insert it through, then rotate the probe rightwards, to make the connection tightly.
ii) to connect the probe tip and its ground clamp with the coupler of the probe
compensator.
iii. Mouse-click from right top of the PC software operation interface, the square wave
of 1 kHz / 3.3 V will come.
These 3 steps are to check the status of device’s Channel 1, please repeat these 3 steps
to check the status of device’s Channel 2, and remember to choose the Channel 2
communication interface in the checking process.

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7. Probe Compensation
Before working the probe with either of input channels (Channel 1 / Channel 2), better to
adjust its compensation, to assure ideal measurement effect. Since the probe in
non-compensated, or improperly-compensated (overcompensated / under-compensated)
status always possibly cause error or mistake of measurement result.
Following operation steps to adjust probe compensation -
i. From PC software operation interface, mouse-click to get access to device
function menu, choose "Channel", then "CH1", set the "Probe Rate" as “x10”. Switch
probe attenuation to X10 option, then get the probe through Channel 1 input via device
communication interface. Provided introducing a probe hook tip, make sure it is in close
touch with the probe. Connect the probe tip with the signal output coupler of probe
compensator, and connect the reference wire clamp with the ground wire coupler of the
probe compensator, and then click to do auto set.
Figure 7- 1. Probe Attenuation Switch Position (could set in 1X or 10X option)
ii. The probe compensation goes in 3 different status (as Figure 7- 2 shows),
Overcompensated Under-compensated Well-compensated
Figure 7- 2. Different Status of Probe Compensation
provided probe in overcompensated or under-compensated status, use probe adjust (from
device accessories) to adjust the screw (leftwards or rightwards) of probe body (Figure 7- 3).
Figure 7- 3. Probe Screw Adjusting
For different brand-new probe, please repeat these steps to get ideal compensation.

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8. How to Use the Probe Safely
The safety guard ring around the probe body protects human finger from any electric
shock, its location as Figure 8- 1.
Figure 8- 1 Finger Guard Location
Warning:
To avoid electric shock, when working the probe, always keep human finger
behind the safety guard ring.
To avoid body injury from electric shock, DO NOT touch any metal part of the
probe tip when probe working with voltage source.
Before any measurement operation, always connect the probe to the device,
and connect the ground terminal to the earth.

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9. Appendix
Appendix I. Device Accessory List
Accessories -
2 x passive probe
1 x type-C cable
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.