YOKOGAWA SL1000 User manual

IM 720120-61E
10th Edition
Acquisition Software
SL1000

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Thank you for purchasing the SL1000 High-Speed Data Acquisition Unit. This user’s
manual explains the functions and operating procedures of the SL1000 Acquisition
Software. To ensure correct use, please read this manual thoroughly before beginning
operation.
After reading the manual, keep it in a convenient location for quick reference whenever a
question arises during operation.
List of Manuals
The following manuals, including this one, are provided as manuals for the SL1000.
Please read all of them.
Manual Title Manual No. Description
SL1000
High-Speed Data Acquisition Unit
User’s Manual
IM 720120-01E Explains all functions and procedures of
the SL1000 excluding the communication
functions.
SL1000 Acquisition Software
User’s Manual
IM 720120-61E This manual. Explains all functions and
procedures of the Acquisition Software used
to configure and control the SL1000.
SL1000 Input Module
User’s Manual
IM 720120-51E Explains the specifications of the input
modules that can be installed in the SL1000.
Precautions Concerning the
Modules
IM 701250-04E The manual explains the precautions
concerning the modules.
701992 Xviewer Install Manual IM 701992-02E This manual explains how to install the
Xviewer*setup software.
SL1000
High-Speed Data Acquisition Unit
IM 720120-92 Document for China
The “E” in the manual numbers are the language codes.
* The Xviewer user’s manual is included in the Xviewer help.
Contact information of Yokogawa offices worldwide is provided on the following sheet.
Document No. Description
PIM 113-01Z2 List of worldwide contacts
Notes
• The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice as a result of
continuing improvements to the instrument’s performance and functions. The figures
given in this manual may differ from those that actually appear on your screen.
• Every effort has been made in the preparation of this manual to ensure the accuracy
of its contents. However, should you have any questions or find any errors, please
contact your nearest YOKOGAWA dealer.
• Copying or reproducing all or any part of the contents of this manual without
YOKOGAWA’s permission is strictly prohibited.
• The TCP/IP software of this product and the document concerning the TCP/IP
software have been developed/created by YOKOGAWA based on the BSD Networking
Software, Release 1 that has been licensed from University of California.
10th Edition: August 2018 (YMI)
All Rights Reserved, Copyright © 2007 Yokogawa Electric Corporation
All Rights Reserved, Copyright © 2012 Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation

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Revisions
• 1st Edition: September 2007
• 2nd Edition: September 2008
• 3rd Edition: May 2009
• 4th Edition: July 2012
• 5th Edition: September 2013
• 6th Edition: June 2014
• 7th Edition: October 2015
• 8th Edition: July 2017
• 9th Edition: October 2017
• 10th Edition: August 2018

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Terms and Conditions of the Software License
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation, Japanese corporations (hereinafter called “Yokogawa”), grants permission to use this
Yokogawa Software Program (hereinafter called the “Licensed Software”) to the Licensee on the conditions that the Licensee agrees to the terms and conditions stipulated
in Article 1 hereof.
You, as the Licensee (hereinafter called “Licensee”), shall agree to the following terms and conditions for the software license (hereinafter called the “Agreement”) based
on the use intended for the Licensed Software.
Please note that Yokogawa grants the Licensee permission to use the Licensed Software under the terms and conditions herein and in no event shall Yokogawa intend to
sell or transfer the Licensed Software to the Licensee.
Licensed Software Name: SL1000 Acquisition Software
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How to Use This Manual
Structure of the Manual
This user’s manual consists of the following sections.
Chapter Title Description
1 What the Acquisition Software Can Do
Gives an overview of the Acquisition Software and the details of its functions.
2 Installation
Explains how to install and uninstall the Acquisition Software and how to
install the USB driver.
3 Connecting to an SL1000
Explains how to connect the SL1000 Data Acquisition Unit to your PC.
4. Setting the Measurement Conditions
Explains how to set the measurement conditions, trigger functions, GO/
NO-GO judgment functions, and alarm functions for each input module and
how to start measurements.
5 Recording Measured Data
Explains how to record the measured data.
6 Display
Explains how to display waveforms of measured data and how to set the
screen.
7 Analysis
Explains the automated measurement of waveform parameters and how to
read measured values using cursors.
8 Saving, Loading, and Transferring Data
Explains how to display waveforms of data measured in the past, how to save
the SL1000’s measured data to your PC, how to save setup data, how to
load previous setup data, how to save computed data and screen captures of
measured waveforms, how to average and save measured data, and how to
transfer files between the SL1000 and your PC.
9 Other Functions
Explains how to set the clock, the start-up and exit options, as well as how to
perform a self-test, key lock, initialization, calibration, and the like.
10 File Operation
Explains how to merge files, how to divide files, how to accelerate waveform
displaying, how to convert data to CSV files, and so on.
11 Error Messages
Lists various error messages.
12 Specifications
Lists the specifications of the Acquisition Software.
Appendix
Explains the relationship between the number of data points and acquisition
count, the relationship between the maximum number of measured points
and measuring time, and the relationship between the number of channels
and sample rate.
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Contents
List of Manuals...................................................................................................................................i
Terms and Conditions of the Software License................................................................................ iii
How to Use This Manual...................................................................................................................v
Chapter 1 What the Acquisition Software Can Do
1.1 Overview of This Software................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Connection & Group Settings........................................................................................... 1-7
1.3 Measurement Settings ..................................................................................................... 1-9
1.4 Recording Settings ......................................................................................................... 1-22
1.5 Display Settings.............................................................................................................. 1-27
1.6 Triggering ....................................................................................................................... 1-28
1.7 Analysis Function ........................................................................................................... 1-33
1.8 Alarms ............................................................................................................................ 1-35
1.9 GO/NO-GO Judgment (for Triggered Mode) .................................................................. 1-37
1.10 X-Y Display..................................................................................................................... 1-38
1.11 Screen Description ......................................................................................................... 1-39
1.12 Other Functions.............................................................................................................. 1-43
1.13 Basic Operation.............................................................................................................. 1-44
Chapter 2 Installation Procedure
2.1 Recommended PC System .............................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Installing or Uninstalling the Acquisition Software ............................................................ 2-2
2.3 Installing the USB Driver .................................................................................................. 2-4
2.4 Starting and Exiting the Acquisition Software................................................................... 2-7
Chapter 3 Connecting to the SL1000
3.1 Connecting Using the USB............................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Specifying Communication Settings (When Using the Optional Ethernet Interface)........ 3-2
3.3. Connecting Using the Ethernet Interface (Option) ........................................................... 3-4
3.4 ConguringtheSystem .................................................................................................... 3-5
Chapter 4 Specifying Measurement Settings
4.1 Setting the Measuring Mode and Acquisition Mode ......................................................... 4-1
4.2 Measuring the Voltage and Current.................................................................................. 4-2
4.3 Measuring the Temperature.............................................................................................. 4-8
4.4 Measuring the Strain .......................................................................................................4-11
4.5 Measuring the Acceleration ............................................................................................ 4-16
4.6 Measuring the Frequency, Number of Rotations, Period, Duty Cycle, Power Supply
Frequency, Pulse Width, Pulse Integration, and Velocity ................................................... 4-18
4.7 Making Measurements Using an External Clock Signal................................................. 4-34
4.8 Making Measurements Using Triggers........................................................................... 4-35
4.9 Setting the Alarm ............................................................................................................ 4-44
4.10 Setting the GO/NO-GO Judgment (for Triggered Mode)................................................ 4-48
4.11 Performing Auto Setup ................................................................................................... 4-51
4.12 Starting and Stopping the Measurement........................................................................ 4-52

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Chapter 5 Recording Measured Data
5.1 Recording Measured Data Immediately as the Measurement Is Started (Free Run Mode) ..
5-1
5.2 RecordingMeasuredDatafromaSpeciedTime(FreeRunMode) ............................... 5-6
5.3 Recording Measured Data from When an Alarm Occurs (Free Run Mode)..................... 5-8
5.4 Recording by Applying External Trigger Signals (in Free Run Mode) ............................ 5-10
5.5 Recording in Triggered Mode ......................................................................................... 5-12
5.6 Recording to Divided Files ............................................................................................. 5-14
Chapter 6 Display
6.1 Setting the Display Conditions ......................................................................................... 6-1
6.2 Operating the Screen ....................................................................................................... 6-6
6.3 Expanding and Reducing Waveforms ............................................................................ 6-14
6.4 Displaying the Measured Data That Has Been Saved (Excluding the /XV0 Option)...... 6-16
6.5 Starting Xviewer (Excluding the /XV0 Option)................................................................ 6-17
6.6 Displaying the Alarm Log (Free Run Mode) ................................................................... 6-18
6.7 Accumulating Waveforms and Displaying Snapshots .................................................... 6-20
6.8 Setting Marks ................................................................................................................. 6-22
6.9 Displaying X-Y Waveforms............................................................................................. 6-24
Chapter 7 Analysis
7.1 Reading Measured Values Using Cursors........................................................................ 7-1
7.2 Computing Waveform Parameters (Triggered Mode)....................................................... 7-3
Chapter 8 Saving, Loading, and Transferring Data
8.1 Saving and Loading Measured Data ................................................................................ 8-1
8.2 Saving and Loading Setup Data....................................................................................... 8-3
8.3 Saving the SL1000’s Data to Your PC.............................................................................. 8-4
8.4 Averaging and Saving History Data.................................................................................. 8-6
8.5 Saving Computed Data .................................................................................................... 8-8
8.6 Saving Waveform Screen Captures ................................................................................. 8-9
8.7 Transferring Files between the SL1000s and the PC..................................................... 8-10
Chapter 9 Other Functions
9.1 Synchronizing the Clock with Your PC ............................................................................. 9-1
9.2 Automatically Merging Recorded Files (Only during synchronous operation).................. 9-2
9.3 Setting the Software Start-up Options and Exit Options .................................................. 9-3
9.4 Adjusting the LCD ............................................................................................................ 9-5
9.5 Performing a Self-Test...................................................................................................... 9-6
9.6 Display the SL1000 Information ....................................................................................... 9-8
9.7 Displaying the SL1000 System Information ..................................................................... 9-9
9.8 Locking the Keys on the SL1000.................................................................................... 9-10
9.9 Initializing the SL1000 Settings .......................................................................................9-11
9.10 Calibrating the SL1000................................................................................................... 9-12
9.11 Specifying Communication Settings on SL1000s on the Network (Option) ................... 9-13
9.12 Displaying the Operating Status, Showing and Hiding the Toolbar and Status Bar, and
Undocking the Menu Bar and Toolbar ............................................................................ 9-14
9.13 Displaying the Software Version..................................................................................... 9-15
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Chapter 10 File Operation
10.1 Starting and Exiting the File Utility.................................................................................. 10-1
10.2 Common Operations ...................................................................................................... 10-2
10.3 Merging Files.................................................................................................................. 10-8
10.4 Dividing Files ................................................................................................................ 10-12
10.5 Accelerating Waveform Displaying............................................................................... 10-17
10.6 Converting Waveform Data Files to CSV or Binary Files ............................................. 10-19
Chapter 11 Maintenance
11.1 Troubleshooting...............................................................................................................11-1
11.2 Messages ........................................................................................................................11-2
Chapter 12 Specications
12.1 Connection to the SL1000.............................................................................................. 12-1
12.2 Measurement Functions................................................................................................. 12-1
12.3 Trigger Function ............................................................................................................. 12-2
12.4 Recording Function ........................................................................................................ 12-3
12.5 Functions........................................................................................................................ 12-4
Appendix
Appendix 1 Number of Data Points and Acquisition Count .................................................. App-1
Appendix 2 Maximum Number of Measured Points and Measuring Time ........................... App-2
Appendix 3 Number of Channels and Measurement Group Sample Rate .......................... App-5
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1.1 Overview of This Software
The Acquisition Software is used to connect to an SL1000 via the USB interface or the
optional Ethernet interface and record and display data that the SL1000 has measured.
The Acquisition Software allows you to do the following:
• Set measurement and record conditions of an SL1000.
• Start and stop measurements on an SL1000.
• Start and stop recording.
• Display waveforms of the measured data, cursor values, and waveform parameters.
• Synchronize the operation of up to eight linked SL1000s.
• Start the Xviewer (accompanying software) and display waveforms of data saved in
the past (excluding the /XV0 option)
Signal and Data Flow
The signal and data flow between this software and the SL1000 is described below.
PC
SL1000
Signal to be measured
Display data
Measured raw data
Current value data
Measurement file
HDD
Communication
process
Display
Display data
Measured raw data
Current value data Measured raw data
Display Data
P-P compression data that the SL1000 creates for displaying waveforms. The data is
sent to your PC in unit of measuring groups. For a description of display groups, see
section 1.5.
Measured Raw Data
All the measured data that the SL1000 acquired. The data is sent to your PC in unit of
measuring groups to save the data on the hard disk of your PC. For a description of
measuring groups, see section 1.2.
The data is used in data analysis such as cursor measurements and waveform
parameter computations.
Current Value Data
The current values that the SL1000 calculated. The data is sent immediately upon a
request from your PC.
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Measurement and Recording
This software refers to the task of acquiring measured data into the internal memory of
an SL1000 as measurement and the task of saving the measured data that has been
acquired to the internal memory of an SL1000 as files on your PC’s hard disk or the
internal hard disk of an SL1000 while making measurements as recording.
The measured data acquired in the internal memory of an SL1000 is cleared when the
power is turn ON/OFF or when measurement is resumed. The waveform screen of this
software displays waveforms of measured data acquired to the internal memory of an
SL1000 after applying P-P compression.
PC
SL1000
Signal to be measured
HDD
Display
HDD
Memory
Measure
Record
Record
After the measurement stops, all the measured data acquired in the internal memory of
an SL1000 can be saved as a single file on your PC. This task is referred to as saving
not recording in which data is saved while the measurement is in progress.
Connecting to an SL1000
The USB can be used to connect your PC directly to an SL1000 or the optional Ethernet
interface can be used to connect to an SL1000 over the network.
Only a single SL1000 can be connected to a single PC.
Note
• Remove the USB or Ethernet cable that is connecting the SL1000 to the PC only after you
have exited the Acquisition Software or after you have disconnected the communication
between the SL1000 and the PC.
• In the default setting of the SL1000, the DHCP function is turned ON. You can immediately
connect an SL1000 to your PC by connecting the SL1000 to a network with a DHCP server.
• An exclusive driver is necessary to connect using the USB. If an SL1000 is connected
to your PC via the USB, an installation wizard starts. Install the driver according to the
instructions on the screen. For details, see section 2.3, “Installing the USB Driver.”
• You cannot connect both Ethernet and USB interfaces simultaneously to an SL1000.
You cannot connect to the SL1000 that this software is connected to via USB, using the
accompanying Xviewer (excluding /XV0) application nor using FTP.
• When connecting an SL1000 to the PC, disable the PC standby mode. If it is enabled, the
connection between the SL1000 and the PC may be disconnected.
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Synchronous Operation
You can synchronize the operation of up to eight SL1000s by connecting them using
the following synchronous connecting cable that are sold separately: 720901-01 (1 m in
length) or 720901-02 (3 m in length).
For instructions on how to connect the SL1000s to your PC for synchronous operation
and for details on the sync I/O connectors (SYNC IN and SYNC OUT), see the SL1000
High-Speed Data Acquisition Unit User’s Manual (IM 720120-01E).
PC
USB/Ethernet
HDD HDD HDD HDD
Trigger sources and alarm sources can be combined between units (using AND or OR logic).
• External clock input
• External trigger
input
• Trigger output
• Alarm output
RecordRecordRecordRecord
Master
UNIT-ID = 0
Slave #1
UNIT-ID = 1
Slave #2
UNIT-ID = 2
Slave #7
UNIT-ID = 7
Signal input
(Trigger source,
Alarm source)
Signal input
(Trigger source,
Alarm source)
Signal input
(Trigger source,
Alarm source)
Signal input
(Trigger source,
Alarm source)
Same GROUP ID (0 to F)
SYNC
OUT
SYNC
OUT
SYNC
OUT
SYNC
IN
SYNC
IN
SYNC
IN
The external clock input and external trigger input synchronize with the signals from the
master unit. Trigger sources and alarm sources are combined using AND or OR logic
between units, and are transmitted from the master unit’s trigger output and alarm output.
The slave units’ external clock input, external trigger input, trigger output, and alarm
output are invalid.
Synchronized Items
• Measurement and recording start and stop
• Clock
Slave units synchronize to the master unit’s external or internal clock.
• Time (The time of the slave unit is synchronized with the time of the master unit.)
• Triggering
The AND or OR logic of the master unit’s external trigger input and slave units’ trigger
sources.
When the SL1000 triggers, the trigger signal is transmitted from the master unit’s
trigger output.
• Alarms
The AND or OR logic of the slave units’ channel alarm conditions or the OR logic of
the slave units’ system alarm conditions.
When an alarm occurs, an alarm signal is transmitted from the master unit’s alarm
output.
• Detection of sync cable disconnection and of units powering-off
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Note
• You cannot specify Single (N) of Triggered Mode.
• You cannot set the auto recording destination to PC HDD+Unit HDD.
• You cannot set the GO/NO-GO judgment output.
• When the save destination is set to Unit HDD, the recording files are saved to each unit’s
hard disk.
• To perform synchronous operation, set the master and slave units to the same group ID (from
0 to F). Set the master unit’s unit ID to 0, and slave units’ unit IDs in ascending order from
1 to 7. For details, see section 4.1 in the SL1000 High-Speed Data Acquisition Unit User’s
Manual (IM 720120-01E).
• Connect or disconnect the synchronous connecting cable only after (1) you have exited the
Acquisition Software or disconnected the communication between the SL1000 and PC and (2)
you have turn the SL1000 off.
Workflow
The workflow to make measurements using the Acquisition Software varies depending
on whether it is the first time that you are connecting to the SL1000.
If Connecting to the SL1000 for the First Time
Connect to the SL1000 via the USB
Install the USB driver
Set the communication parameters (TCP/IP)
Set the connection method to Ethernet on
the Connection & Group Settings screen
Connect to the SL1000 via the Ethernet network
Start measurement
Start recording
Configure the system Set the measuring group
(Register the channels that will acquire measured data)
Set the measurement conditions Set the measuring mode (section 4.1)
Set the acquisition mode (sections 4.1 and 4.8)
Set the clock source (sections 4.1 and 4.7)
Set the sample rate and sample interval (sections 4.2 to 4.6)
Set the measuring range, input coupling, and the like
(section 4.2 to 4.6)
Set the external clock (section 4.7)
Set the trigger (section 4.8)
Set the alarm (section 4.9)
Set GO/NO-GO (section 4.10)
Set the record conditions Set the recording destination (chapter 5)
Set the recording start/stop conditions
(for Free Run mode, sections 5.1 to 5.4)
Set the repeat conditions (for Free Run mode, sections 5.1 to 5.4)
Set file information (chapter 5)
Set the display conditions Set the display group (section 6.1)
(Register the channels to be displayed on a waveform screen)
Set the scale (section 6.1)
Set the zone (section 6.1)
Set the waveform color and thickness (section 6.1)
Set the vertical and horizontal axes (section 6.1)
Connect via the USB
Connect via the Ethernet network (option)
(section 2.3)
(section 3.4)
(section 3.2)
(IM 720120-01E, a separate manual)
(IM 720120-01E, a separate manual)
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If Reconnecting to the SL1000
Connect to the SL1000
Start the Acquisition Software (section 2.2)
(IM 720120-01E, a separate manual)
Configure the system
Set the measurement conditions
Set the record conditions
Set the display conditions
Start measurement
Start recording
Start measurement
Start recording
Change the settings as necessary
When the SL1000 is started with the
previous setup file (section 9.3)
When making measurements by changing
the measurement conditions
* For details on each setup item, see the operation flow diagram “Connecting to the SL1000 for
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Setup in Wizard Format
The basic setup consisting of connection and group settings, measurement settings,
recording settings, and display settings can be specified easily using dialog boxes in
wizard format. You can also specify the connection and group settings, measurement
settings, recording settings, and display settings individually using the toolbar or menu
bar.
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Measurement Settings screen
For the operating procedure,
see chapter 4.
Connection & Group
Settings screen
For the operating procedure,
see chapter 3.
Recording Settings screen
For the operating procedure,
see chapter 5.
Display Settings screen
For the operating procedure,
see chapter 6.
Acquisition menu
Acquisition menu
Acquisition menu
Acquisition menu
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1.2 Connection & Group Settings
Connection Method
Select USB or Ethernet for the interface used to communicate the SL1000. This software
can communicate with the SL1000 that is connected to the selected interface.
The Ethernet interface can be used on an SL1000 with the /C10 option.
Searching for an SL1000
Search for an SL1000 that is to communicate with your PC.
If connected using the USB, you can search for an SL1000 by specifying a group ID.
If connected using the Ethernet interface, you can search by specifying a group ID and
IP address.
Group ID
A number assigned to the SL1000. Group IDs are used to identify different SL1000s
connected to the network.
There are 16 group IDs: 0 to 9 and A to F.
You can also search for an SL1000 without specifying a group ID.
To perform synchronous operation, set the master and slave units to the same group ID.
Unit ID
A number assigned to the SL1000.
The unit ID cannot be specified when searching.
To perform synchronous operation, set the unit ID of the master unit to 0, and the unit ID
of the slave units to 1 to 7 in ascending order.
PC
SL1000 SL1000 SL1000
master slave slave
SL1000 SL1000 SL1000SL1000 SL1000 SL1000
USB/Ethernet
Group ID = 0 Group ID = 1 Group ID = F
Unit ID = 0 Unit ID = 1 Unit ID = 7 Unit ID = 0 Unit ID = 1 Unit ID = 7 Unit ID = 0 Unit ID = 1 Unit ID = 7
master slave slave master slave slave
For details on the group ID and unit ID, see the SL1000 High-Speed Data Acquisition
Unit User’s Manual (IM 720120-01E).
IP Address
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Measuring Groups
Modules installed in a connected SL1000 are registered to measuring groups according
to the sample rate used to make measurements. Up to four measuring groups can be set
up.
Measurement is performed only on modules that are registered to measuring groups.
Below is an example of how modules can be registered to measuring groups.
SL1000
Measuring group 1
Measuring group 2
Measuring group 3
Measuring group 4
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1.3 Measurement Settings
Measuring Mode
There are two measuring modes: Free Run and Triggered.
Free Run Mode
Data is acquired immediately upon starting a measurement. The SL1000 continues to
acquire data until the measurement is stopped.
The measured data can also be recorded to the hard disk of the SL1000 or your PC at a
specified time or when an alarm occurs.
The following functions are not available in Free Run mode.
• GO/NO-GO function
• Automated measurement of waveform parameters
• Zoom on a particular section of the waveform
Triggered Mode
After starting the measurement, the SL1000 acquires data when a trigger condition is
met. After acquiring data over the specified measuring time, data acquisition stops. You
can also record the measured data acquired in Triggered Mode to the hard disk of the
SL1000 or your PC.
If Triggered Mode is used, you can perform automated measurement of waveform
parameters and zoom in on waveforms.
For details on triggers, see section 1.6, “Triggering.”
The following functions are not available in Triggered Mode.
• Channel alarm
• Recording start and end condition settings
Acquisition Mode
When acquiring measured data in the internal memory of the SL1000, it is possible to
perform processing on data and display waveforms based on the processed data. The
following three types of data processing are available.
Normal Mode
In this mode, measured data is acquired without special processing.
Envelope Mode
If measuring at a sample rate lower than the maximum sampling rate of each input
module, the SL1000 samples data at 100 S/s internally, determines the maximum and
minimum values among the measured values over each sample interval at the specified
sample rate, and acquires them as pairs.
This mode is effective when you want to avoid aliasing because the sample rate is
essentially kept high. It is also effective when you want to detect glitches (pulse signals
which rise very fast) or display an envelope of a modulating signal.
Input signal
a
b
A
B
Normal mode
Envelope mode
Measurement points at the specified sample rate
Measurement points at the maximum sample rate of the module
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Input modules with a maximum sample rate less than 100 MS/s cannot acquire data
at certain points even if the internal sampling rate is 100 MS/s. The data at points that
cannot be sampled will take on the same value as the previous measured data.
Envelope Mode has no effect if measuring at a sample rate higher than the maximum
sample rate of the input module.
Box Average Mode
This mode is available on the 701250 (HS10M12), 701255 (NONISO_10M12), 720210
(HS100M12), 720211 (HS100M12), and 720250 (HS10M12). In this mode, the SL1000
determines the moving average of the data sampled at the maximum sample rate and
acquires and displays the resultant data. Box averaging is effective in eliminating small
amounts of noise from the input signal. It can also remove noise from a single-shot
signal.
Voltage
Time
Voltage
Time
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Input signal (500 kS/s)
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Clock Source
Internal Clock
The sampling timing of the measured data is controlled using the clock signal (internal
clock) that is generated from the internal time-base circuit of the SL1000.
External Clock
The sampling timing of the measured data is controlled using a clock signal applied
externally. This mode is available when the acquisition mode is set to Normal.
The external clock input is useful for observing a signal whose period varies or for
observing waveforms by synchronizing to the clock signal of the signal being measured.
The maximum frequency that can be used for the external clock varies depending on the
module.
720210, 720211: 5 MHz
701250, 701251, 701255, 720250: 1 MHz
701267, 701270, 701271, 701275: 100 kHz
701281, 720281, 720268: 1 MHz
701261, 701262: 100 kHz when measuring voltage
500 Hz when measuring temperature
701265, 720266: 500 Hz
If an external clock that exceeds the maximum frequency is applied, the data is sampled
at the maximum frequency, and the measured data at times when data cannot be
sampled is set to the same value as the previous sampled data.
When using an external clock, the time axis unit becomes the number of measured
points, not time. Therefore, the measuring time is set and the cursor measurement
values are displayed in terms of the number of measured points.
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Sample Rate and Sample Interval
You can set the sample rate or sample interval for each measuring group.
The sample rate (the number of samples per second in unit of S/s) is related to the
sample interval as follows:
Sample rate = 1/sample interval
The maximum sample rate varies depending on the module. If you set a sample rate that
exceeds the maximum sample rate of a module, data cannot be acquired at the specified
sample rate. The data at times when data cannot be acquired is set to the same value as
the previous acquired data.
Sampling timing at the specified
sample rate
Sampling timing at the maximum
sample rate of the module
Measured data
Input signal
Data that is actually acquired
Data that is not actually acquired
Note
If the sample rate of measuring group 1 is set to 50 MS/s, 5 MS/s, 500 kS/s, 50 kS/s, 5 kS/s,
500 S/s, or 50 S/s, the sample rate of other groups cannot be set to the next lower sample rate.
For example, if the sample rate of measuring group 1 is set to 500 kS/s, the sample rate of
other measuring groups cannot be set to 200 kS/s (the next lower sample rate).
The SL1000 can display waveforms correctly for frequencies less than one-half the
sample rate as defined by the Nyquist sampling theorem.*
* If the sample rate is comparatively low with respect to the input signal frequency,
the harmonics contained in the signal are lost. In this case, some of the harmonics
will appear at low frequencies due to the effects described by the Nyquist sampling
theorem. This phenomenon is called aliasing. You can avoid aliasing by acquiring
waveforms with the acquisition mode set to envelope.
Aliasing signal Input signal Sampling point
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