SDS7000A Series
Digital Oscilloscope
User Manual
EN01A

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1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1
2. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION .............................................................................. 2
2.1. GENERAL SAFETY SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 2
2.2. SAFETY TERMS AND SYMBOLS ......................................................................................... 5
2.3. WORKING ENVIRONMENT................................................................................................... 6
2.4. COOLING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................. 7
2.5. POWER AND GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 8
2.6. CLEANING .............................................................................................................................. 92.7. ABNORMAL CONDITIONS .................................................................................................... 9
2.8. SAFETY COMPLIANCE ....................................................................................................... 10

INFORMATIONS ESSENTIELLES SUR LA SECURITE ....................................................... 11
EXIGENCE DE SECURITE ........................................................................................................... 11
TERMES ET SYMBOLES DE SECURITE .................................................................................... 13
ENVIRONNEMENT DE TRAVAIL .................................................................................................. 14
EXIGENCES DE REFROIDISSEMENT ........................................................................................ 16
CONNEXIONS D'ALIMENTATION ET DE TERRE ....................................................................... 16
NETTOYAGE.................................................................................................................................. 17
CONDITIONS ANORMALES ......................................................................................................... 18
CONFORMITE EN MATIERE DE SECURITE ............................................................................... 18

3. FIRST STEPS .................................................................................................................. 19
3.1. DELIVERY CHECKLIST ....................................................................................................... 19
3.2. QUALITY ASSURANCE ....................................................................................................... 19
3.3. MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ............................................................................................ 19

4. DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS.......................................................................................... 20
5. GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................................ 21
5.1. POWER ON .......................................................................................................................... 21
5.2. SHUT DOWN ........................................................................................................................ 21
5.3. SYSTEM INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 21
5.4. INSTALL OPTIONS............................................................................................................... 21

6. QUICK START ................................................................................................................. 226.1. MECHANICAL DIMENSION ................................................................................................. 226.2. FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................. 23
6.3. REAR PANEL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 24
6.4. SIDE PANEL OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 25
6.5. CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES/SYSTEMS ........................................................ 26
6.5.1.

POWER SUPPLY .................................................................................................................. 26

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6.5.2.

PROBES ............................................................................................................................... 26

6.5.3.

LAN ....................................................................................................................................... 27

6.5.4.

MULTIPLE DISPLAYS .......................................................................................................... 27

6.5.5.

MOUSE AND KEYBOARD ................................................................................................... 27

6.5.6.

AUXILIARY OUTPUT ............................................................................................................ 28

6.5.7.

REFERENCE INPUT AND OUTPUT .................................................................................... 28

6.5.8.

WAVEFORM GENERATOR .................................................................................................. 28

6.5.9.

LOGIC PROBE ..................................................................................................................... 29

7. REMOTE CONTROL ....................................................................................................... 30
7.1. WEB BROWSER .................................................................................................................. 30
7.2. OTHER CONNECTIVITY ..................................................................................................... 31

8. SCREEN DISPLAY .......................................................................................................... 32
8.1. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 32
8.2. MENU BAR ........................................................................................................................... 33
8.3. GRID AREA .......................................................................................................................... 33
8.4. CHANNEL DESCRIPTOR BOX............................................................................................ 34
8.5. TIMEBASE AND TRIGGER DESCRIPTOR BOXES ........................................................... 36
8.6. DIALOG BOX ........................................................................................................................ 39
8.7. TOUCH GESTURES OR MOUSE CONTROL ..................................................................... 42
8.8. MULTI-WINDOWS DISPLAY ................................................................................................ 44
8.9. MOUSE AND KEYBOARD OPERATION ............................................................................. 44
8.10. CHOOSING THE LANGUAGE ............................................................................................. 44

9. FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................................ 45
9.1. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 45
9.2. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONTROL ......................................................................... 46
9.3. TRIGGER CONTROL ........................................................................................................... 47
9.4. CURSORS CONTROL ......................................................................................................... 48
9.5. UNIVERSAL KNOB .............................................................................................................. 48
9.6. OTHER BUTTONS ............................................................................................................... 49

10. MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO RECALL FUNCTIONS ................................................... 50
10.1. MENU BAR ........................................................................................................................... 50
10.2. DESCRIPTOR BOX .............................................................................................................. 50
10.3. SHORTCUT BUTTON ON THE FRONT PANEL ................................................................. 51

11. QUICKLY CAPTURE THE SIGNAL ................................................................................. 52
12. VERTICAL SETUP .......................................................................................................... 53
12.1. TURN ON/OFF A CHANNEL ................................................................................................ 53
12.2. CHANNEL SETUP ................................................................................................................ 54

13. DIGITAL CHANNELS ...................................................................................................... 59

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13.1. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 59
13.2. ENABLE/DISABLE THE DIGITAL CHANNELS .................................................................... 60
13.3. DIGITAL CHANNEL SETUP ................................................................................................. 61

14. HORIZONTAL AND ACQUISITION SETUP ..................................................................... 64
14.1. TIMEBASE SETUP ............................................................................................................... 64
14.2. ACQUISITION SETUP ......................................................................................................... 65
14.2.1. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 65
14.2.2. ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................................... 66
14.2.3. MEMORY MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................... 69
14.2.4. ROLL MODE ......................................................................................................................... 70
14.2.5. SEQUENCE .......................................................................................................................... 70

14.3. HISTORY .............................................................................................................................. 73

15. ZOOM .............................................................................................................................. 76
16. TRIGGER ......................................................................................................................... 79
16.1. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 79
16.2. TRIGGER SETUP................................................................................................................. 80
16.3. TRIGGER LEVEL ................................................................................................................. 81
16.4. TRIGGER MODE .................................................................................................................. 82
16.5. TRIGGER TYPE ................................................................................................................... 83
16.5.1. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 83
16.5.2. EDGE TRIGGER ................................................................................................................... 84
16.5.3. SLOPE TRIGGER ................................................................................................................. 84
16.5.4. PULSE TRIGGER ................................................................................................................. 86
16.5.5. VIDEO TRIGGER .................................................................................................................. 87
16.5.6. WINDOW TRIGGER ............................................................................................................. 91
16.5.7. INTERVAL TRIGGER ........................................................................................................... 92
16.5.8. DROPOUT TRIGGER ........................................................................................................... 93
16.5.9. RUNT TRIGGER ................................................................................................................... 94
16.5.10.PATTERN TRIGGER ............................................................................................................ 94
16.5.11. QUALIFIED TRIGGER .......................................................................................................... 96
16.5.12.NTH EDGE TRIGGER .......................................................................................................... 97
16.5.13.DELAY TRIGGER ................................................................................................................. 97
16.5.14.SETUP/HOLD TRIGGER ...................................................................................................... 98
16.5.15.SERIAL TRIGGER ................................................................................................................ 98

16.6. TRIGGER SOURCE ............................................................................................................. 99
16.7. HOLDOFF ........................................................................................................................... 100
16.8. TRIGGER COUPLING ........................................................................................................ 101
16.9. NOISE REJECT .................................................................................................................. 102
16.10.

ZONE TRIGGER .......................................................................................................... 103

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17. SERIAL TRIGGER AND DECODE ................................................................................ 107
17.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 107
17.2. I2C TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE .............................................................................. 109
17.2.1. I2C SIGNAL SETTINGS ..................................................................................................... 109
17.2.2. I2C TRIGGER ..................................................................................................................... 110
17.2.3. I2C SERIAL DECODE ........................................................................................................ 113

17.3. SPI TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE .............................................................................. 115
17.3.1. SPI SIGNAL SETTINGS ..................................................................................................... 115
17.3.2. SPI TRIGGER ..................................................................................................................... 118
17.3.3. SPI SERIAL DECODE ........................................................................................................ 119

17.4. UART TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE .......................................................................... 119
17.4.1. UART SIGNAL SETTINGS ................................................................................................. 119
17.4.2. UART TRIGGER ................................................................................................................. 120
17.4.3. UART SERIAL DECODE .................................................................................................... 121

17.5. CAN TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE ............................................................................ 122
17.5.1. CAN SIGNAL SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 122
17.5.2. CAN TRIGGER ................................................................................................................... 122
17.5.3. CAN SERIAL DECODE ...................................................................................................... 123

17.6. LIN TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE .............................................................................. 124
17.6.1. LIN SIGNAL SETTINGS ..................................................................................................... 124
17.6.2. LIN TRIGGER ..................................................................................................................... 124
17.6.3. LIN SERIAL DECODE ........................................................................................................ 125

17.7. FLEXRAY TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE.................................................................... 126
17.7.1. FLEXRAY SIGNAL SETTINGS ........................................................................................... 126
17.7.2. FLEXRAY TRIGGER ........................................................................................................... 127
17.7.3. FLEXRAY SERIAL DECODE .............................................................................................. 127

17.8. CAN FD TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE ...................................................................... 129
17.8.1. CAN FD SIGNAL SETTINGS ............................................................................................. 129
17.8.2. CAN FD TRIGGER ............................................................................................................. 129
17.8.3. CAN FD SERIAL DECODE................................................................................................. 130

17.9. I2S TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE .............................................................................. 131
17.9.1. I2S SIGNAL SETTINGS ...................................................................................................... 131
17.9.2. I2S TRIGGER ..................................................................................................................... 133
17.9.3. I2S SERIAL DECODE......................................................................................................... 134

17.10.

MIL-STD-1553B TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE ................................................... 135

17.10.1.MIL-STD-1553B SIGNAL SETTINGS ................................................................................. 135
17.10.2.MIL-STD-1553B SERIAL TRIGGER ................................................................................... 135
17.10.3.MIL-STD-1553B SERIAL DECODE .................................................................................... 138

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17.11.1. SENT SIGNAL SETTINGS ................................................................................................. 139
17.11.2. SENT TRIGGER ................................................................................................................. 139
17.11.3. SENT SERIAL DECODE .................................................................................................... 142

17.12.

MANCHESTER SERIAL DECODE .............................................................................. 144

17.12.1.MANCHESTER SIGNAL SETTINGS .................................................................................. 144
17.12.2.MANCHESTER SERIAL DECODE ..................................................................................... 146

17.13.

USB2.0 SERIAL DECODE ........................................................................................... 147

17.13.1.USB2.0 SIGNAL SETTINGS .............................................................................................. 147
1.

USB2.0 SERIAL DECODE.................................................................................................. 147

17.14.

ARINC 429 TRIGGER AND SERIAL DECODE ........................................................... 148

17.14.1.ARINC 429 SIGNAL SETTINGS ......................................................................................... 148
17.14.2.ARINC 429 TRIGGER......................................................................................................... 149
17.14.3.ARINC 429 SERIAL DECODE ............................................................................................ 150

18. CURSORS ..................................................................................................................... 152
18.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 152
18.2. SELECT AND MOVE CURSORS ....................................................................................... 158

19. MEASUREMENT ........................................................................................................... 160
19.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 160
19.2. SET PARAMETERS ........................................................................................................... 161
19.3. TYPE OF MEASUREMENT ............................................................................................... 164
19.3.1. VERTICAL MEASUREMENT.............................................................................................. 164
19.3.2. HORIZONTAL MEASUREMENT ........................................................................................ 166
19.3.3. MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS .............................................................................. 167
19.3.4. DELAY MEASUREMENT .................................................................................................... 168

19.4. TREND ................................................................................................................................ 169
19.5. TRACK ................................................................................................................................ 170
19.6. DISPLAY MODE ................................................................................................................. 171
19.7. MEASUREMENT STATISTICS........................................................................................... 172
19.8. STATISTICS HISTOGRAM ................................................................................................. 173
19.9. SIMPLE MEASUREMENTS ............................................................................................... 174
19.10.

GATE ............................................................................................................................ 175

19.11.

AMPLITUDE STRATEGY ............................................................................................. 175

19.12.

THRESHOLD................................................................................................................ 176

20. MATH ............................................................................................................................. 177
20.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 177
20.2. ARITHMETIC ...................................................................................................................... 178
20.2.1. ADDITION / SUBTRACTION / MULTIPLICATION / DIVISION ........................................... 179
20.2.2. IDENTITY / NEGATION ...................................................................................................... 179
20.2.3. AVERAGE / ERES .............................................................................................................. 180
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20.2.4. MAX-HOLD / MIN-HOLD .................................................................................................... 180

20.3. ALGEBRA ........................................................................................................................... 180
20.3.1. DIFFERENTIAL ................................................................................................................... 180
20.3.2. INTEGRAL .......................................................................................................................... 181
20.3.3. SQUARE ROOT .................................................................................................................. 182
20.3.4. ABSOLUTE ......................................................................................................................... 182
20.3.5. SIGN ................................................................................................................................... 183
20.3.6. EXP/EXP10 ......................................................................................................................... 183
20.3.7. LN/LG .................................................................................................................................. 184
20.3.8. INTERPOLATE ................................................................................................................... 184

20.4. FILTER ................................................................................................................................ 185
20.5. FREQUENCY ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 187
20.6. FORMULA EDITOR ............................................................................................................ 195

21. MEMORY ....................................................................................................................... 197
22. ANALYSIS GATE ........................................................................................................... 200
22.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 200
22.2. GATE SETUP...................................................................................................................... 202

23. SEARCH ........................................................................................................................ 203
24. NAVIGATE ..................................................................................................................... 206
25. SIGNALSCAN ............................................................................................................... 212
25.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 212
25.2. SCAN MODE ...................................................................................................................... 213
25.3. SCAN TOOLS ..................................................................................................................... 214
25.3.1. LIST ..................................................................................................................................... 214
25.3.2. SCAN ZOOM ...................................................................................................................... 215
25.3.3. HISTOGRAM ...................................................................................................................... 216
25.3.4. OVERLAY ........................................................................................................................... 217
25.3.5. TRIGGER ACTION ............................................................................................................. 218

26. MASK TEST .................................................................................................................. 219
26.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 219
26.2. MASK SETUP ..................................................................................................................... 221
26.2.1. CREATE MASK ................................................................................................................... 221
26.2.2. MASK EDITOR ................................................................................................................... 222

26.3. PASS/FAIL RULE ................................................................................................................ 224
26.4. OPERATION ....................................................................................................................... 224

27. DVM ............................................................................................................................... 225
27.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 225
27.2. MODE ................................................................................................................................. 226
27.3. DIAGRAMS ......................................................................................................................... 227
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28. COUNTER ..................................................................................................................... 230
28.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 230
28.2. MODE ................................................................................................................................. 231

29. HISTOGRAM ................................................................................................................. 233
29.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 233
29.2. REGION SETTING ............................................................................................................. 235

30. POWER ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................... 237
30.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 237
30.2. POWER QUALITY .............................................................................................................. 237
30.3. CURRENT HARMONICS ................................................................................................... 240
30.4. INRUSH CURRENT............................................................................................................ 242
30.5. SWITCHING LOSS ............................................................................................................. 243
30.6. SLEW RATE........................................................................................................................ 246
30.7. MODULATION .................................................................................................................... 247
30.8. OUTPUT RIPPLE ............................................................................................................... 247
30.9. TURN ON/TURN OFF ........................................................................................................ 248
30.10.

TRANSIENT RESPONSE ............................................................................................ 249

30.11.

PSRR ............................................................................................................................ 251

30.12.

POWER EFFICIENCY .................................................................................................. 252

30.13.

SOA .............................................................................................................................. 252

31. BODE PLOT .................................................................................................................. 255
31.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 255
31.2. CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................. 256
31.2.1. CONNECTION .................................................................................................................... 256
31.2.2. SWEEP ............................................................................................................................... 256

31.3. DISPLAY ............................................................................................................................. 258
31.4. DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 260

32. EYE DIAGRAM .............................................................................................................. 264
32.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 264
32.2. SIGNAL SETTING .............................................................................................................. 266
32.3. CLOCK RECOVERY .......................................................................................................... 266
32.4. MEASUREMENT ................................................................................................................ 268
32.5. MASK TEST ........................................................................................................................ 269
32.6. OTHER OPERATION ......................................................................................................... 269

33. JITTER ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................ 271
33.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 271
33.2. SIGNAL CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................ 272
33.3. CLOCK RECOVERY .......................................................................................................... 273

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33.4. JITTER DECOMPOSITION ................................................................................................ 273
33.5. JITTER MEASURE ............................................................................................................. 274
33.6. OTHER OPERATION ......................................................................................................... 277
33.7. SYSTEM EFFECT ON JITTER MEASURE ....................................................................... 277

34. COMPLIANCE TEST ..................................................................................................... 278
35. WAVEFORM GENERATOR ........................................................................................... 279
35.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 279
35.2. WAVE TYPE........................................................................................................................ 280
35.3. OTHER SETTING ............................................................................................................... 281
35.4. SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................. 282

36. DISPLAY ........................................................................................................................ 284
36.1. DISPLAY TYPE ................................................................................................................... 285
36.2. COLOR GRADE ................................................................................................................. 286
36.3. SET PERSIST ..................................................................................................................... 287
36.4. SET GRID ........................................................................................................................... 288
36.5. COLOR SETTING............................................................................................................... 289
36.6. AXIS LABEL SETTING ....................................................................................................... 290
36.7. WINDOW LAYOUT SETTING ............................................................................................ 291
36.8. MULTIPLE DISPLAYS SETTING ....................................................................................... 293

37. SAVE/RECALL .............................................................................................................. 294
37.1. SAVE TYPE ........................................................................................................................ 294
37.2. FILE MANAGER ................................................................................................................. 296
37.3. SAVE AND RECALL INSTANCES ...................................................................................... 297
37.4. QUICK SAVE AND SCREENSHOT ................................................................................... 299

38. UTILITY ......................................................................................................................... 300
38.1. SYSTEM INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 300
38.2. SYSTEM SETTING............................................................................................................. 300
38.2.1. LANGUAGE ........................................................................................................................ 300
38.2.2. SCREEN SAVER ................................................................................................................ 301
38.2.3. SOUND ............................................................................................................................... 301
38.2.4. DATE/TIME ......................................................................................................................... 301
38.2.5. REFERENCE POSITION .................................................................................................... 302
38.2.6. TOUCH SCREEN ............................................................................................................... 304

38.3. I/O SETTING ....................................................................................................................... 305
38.3.1. LAN ..................................................................................................................................... 305
38.3.2. CLOCK SOURCE ............................................................................................................... 305

38.4. INSTALL OPTIONS............................................................................................................. 306
38.5. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................. 307
38.5.1. UPGRADE .......................................................................................................................... 307
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38.5.2. SELF-CALIBRATION .......................................................................................................... 308
38.5.3. SELF TEST ......................................................................................................................... 309
38.5.4. DEVELOPER OPTIONS ..................................................................................................... 311

38.6. SERVICE ............................................................................................................................ 312
38.6.1. SMB FILE SHARE .............................................................................................................. 312
38.6.2. WEB .................................................................................................................................... 313
38.6.3. EMULATION ....................................................................................................................... 313

38.7. SAVE BUTTON ................................................................................................................... 314
38.8. QUICK ACTION .................................................................................................................. 314

39. TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................... 315

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1. Introduction
A digital oscilloscope is a multi-functional instrument for displaying, analyzing, and storing electricalsignals. It is an indispensable tool for designing, manufacturing, and maintaining electronic equipment.
This user manual includes important safety and installation information related to the SDS7000A seriesof oscilloscopes and includes simple tutorials for the basic operation of the instrument.

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2. Important Safety Information
This manual contains information and warnings that must be followed by the user for safe operationand to keep the product in a safe condition.

2.1. General Safety Summary
Carefully read the following safety precautions to avoid personal injury and prevent damage to the
instrument and any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, please use the instrument as
specified.

To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury.

Use the Proper Power Line.
Only use a local / state-approved power cord for connecting the instrument to mains power sources.

Ground the Instrument.
The instrument grounds through the protective earth conductor of the power line. To avoid electric
shock, the ground conductor must be connected to the earth. Make sure the instrument is grounded
correctly before connecting its input or output terminals.

Connect the Signal Wire Correctly.
The potential of the signal wire is equal to the earth, so do not connect the signal wire to a high voltage.
Do not touch the exposed contacts or components.

Look over All Terminals’ Ratings.
To avoid fire or electric shock, please look over all ratings and signed instructions of the instrument.
Before connecting the instrument, please read the manual carefully to gain more information about the
ratings.

Equipment Maintenance and Service.
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SDS7000A User Manualcontains capacitors, power supply, transformers, and other energy storage devices, which may cause
high voltage damage. The internal devices of the equipment are sensitive to static electricity, and directcontact can easily cause irreparable damage to the equipment. It is necessary to return to the factoryor the company's designated maintenance organization for maintenance. Be sure to pull out the power
supply when repairing the equipment. Live line operation is strictly prohibited. The equipment can only
be powered on when the maintenance is completed and the maintenance is confirmed to be successful.

Identification of Normal State of Equipment.
After the equipment is started, there will be no alarm information or error information at the interface
under normal conditions. If there is a pop-up window or button during the scanning process or there isan alarm or error prompt, the device may be in an abnormal state. You need to view the specific prompt
information. You can try to restart the instrument to see if it corrects the error condition. If the fault
information is still in place, do not use the instrument for testing. Contact the manufacturer or the
maintenance department designated by the manufacturer to carry out maintenance before reusing the
product.

Not Operate with Suspected Failures.
If you suspect that there is damage to the instrument, please let qualified service personnel check it.

Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposed Components Exposed.
Do not touch exposed contacts or components when the power is on.

Do not operate in wet/damp conditions.

Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.

Keep the surface of the instrument clean and dry.

Only probe assemblies that meet the requirement of UL61010-031 and CAN/CSA-C22.2
No.61010-031 shall be used.

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Only a lithium battery with the same specifications as the original battery should be used toreplace the battery on the mainboard.

Do not use the equipment for measurements on mains circuits. Do not use the equipment formeasurements on voltages exceeding the voltage ranges described in the manual. The
maximum additional transient voltage cannot exceed 1300 V.

The responsible body or operator should refer to the instruction manual to preserve theprotection afforded by the equipment. If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the
manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.

Any parts of the device and its accessories are not allowed to be changed or replaced, otherthan authorized by the manufacturer or agent.

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2.2. Safety Terms and Symbols
When the following symbols or terms appear on the front or rear panel of the instrument or in thismanual, they indicate special care in terms of safety.

This symbol is used where caution is required. Refer to the accompanying
information or documents to protect against personal injury or damage to the
instrument.

This symbol warns of a potential risk of shock hazard.

This symbol is used to denote the measurement ground connection.

This symbol is used to denote a safety ground connection.

This symbol shows that the switch is an On/Standby switch. When it is pressed,
the scope’s state switches between Operation and Standby. This switch does notdisconnect the device's power supply. To completely power off the scope, thepower switch on the rear panel should be turned to “Off”.

This symbol is used to represent alternating current, or "AC".

The "CAUTION" symbol indicates a potential hazard. It calls attention to a
CAUTION

procedure, practice, or condition which may be dangerous if not followed. Do notproceed until its conditions are fully understood and met.
The "WARNING" symbol indicates a potential hazard. It calls attention to a

WARNINGprocedure, practice, or condition which, if not followed, could cause bodily injury
or death. If a WARNING is indicated, do not proceed until the safety conditions
are fully understood and met.

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2.3. Working Environment
The design of the instrument has been verified to conform to EN 61010-1 safety standard per thefollowing limits:

Environment
The instrument is used indoors and should be operated in a clean and dry environment with an ambient
temperature range.

Note: Direct sunlight, electric heaters, and other heat sources should be consideredwhen evaluating the ambient temperature.

Warning: Do not operate the instrument in explosive, dusty, or humid environments.

Ambient Temperature
Operating: 0 ℃ to +50 ℃
Non-operation: -30 ℃ to +60 ℃

Note: Direct sunlight, radiators, and other heat sources should be taken into accountwhen assessing the ambient temperature.

Humidity
Operating: 5% ~ 90% RH, 30 ℃, derate to 50% RH at 40 ℃
Non-operating: 5% ~ 95% RH

AltitudeOperating: ≤ 3,048 m, 25 ℃
Non-operating: ≤ 12,191 m

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Installation (overvoltage) Category
This product is powered by mains conforming to installation (overvoltage) Category II.
Note: Installation (overvoltage) category I refers to situations where equipment
measurement terminals are connected to the source circuit. In these terminals,
precautions are done to limit the transient voltage to a correspondingly low level.
Installation (overvoltage) category II refers to the local power distribution level whichapplies to equipment connected to the AC line (AC power).

Degree of Pollution
The oscilloscopes may be operated in environments of Pollution Degree II.
Note: Degree of Pollution II refers to a working environment that is dry and nonconductive pollution occurs. Occasional temporary conductivity caused bycondensation is expected.

IP Rating
IP20 (as defined in IEC 60529).

2.4. Cooling Requirements
This instrument relies on forced air cooling with internal fans and ventilation openings. Care must be
taken to avoid restricting the airflow around the apertures (fan holes) on each side of the scope. To
ensure adequate ventilation it is required to leave a 15 cm (6 inch) minimum gap around the sides of
the instrument.

CAUTION: Do not block the ventilation holes located on both sides of the scope.

CAUTION: Do not allow any foreign matter to enter the scope through the ventilation
holes, etc.

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2.5. Power and Grounding Requirements
The instrument operates with a single-phase, 100 to 240 Vrms (+/-10%) AC power at 50/60 Hz (+/5%).

No manual voltage selection is required because the instrument automatically adapts to line voltage.

Depending on the type and number of options and accessories (probes, PC port plug-in, etc.), theinstrument can consume up to 400 W.

The instrument automatically adapts to the AC line input within the following ranges:
Voltage Range:

90 - 264 Vrms

Frequency Range:

47 - 63 Hz

The instrument includes a grounded cord set containing a molded three-terminal polarized plug and astandard IEC320 (Type C13) connector for making line voltage and safety ground connections. The
AC inlet ground terminal is connected directly to the frame of the instrument. For adequate protection
against electrical shock hazards, the power cord plug must be inserted into a mating AC outlet
containing a safety ground contact. Use only the power cord specified for this instrument and certified
for the country of use.
Warning: Electrical Shock Hazard!
Any interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside of the scope, ordisconnection of the safety ground terminal creates a hazardous situation.
Intentional interruption is prohibited.

The position of the oscilloscope should allow easy access to the socket. To make the oscilloscopecompletely power off, unplug the instrument power cord from the AC socket.

The power cord should be unplugged from the AC outlet if the scope is not to be used for an extended
period.
CAUTION: The outer shells of the front panel terminals (C1~C4, EXT) are connectedto the instrument’s chassis and therefore to the safety ground.

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2.6. Cleaning
Clean only the exterior of the instrument, using a damp, soft cloth. Do not use chemicals or abrasive
elements. Under no circumstances allow moisture to penetrate the instrument. To avoid electricalshock, unplug the power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning.

Warning: Electrical Shock Hazard!
No operator serviceable parts inside. Do not remove covers.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel

2.7. Abnormal Conditions
Do not operate the scope if there is any visible sign of damage or has been subjected to severetransport stresses.

If you suspect the scope’s protection has been impaired, disconnect the power cord and secure theinstrument against any unintended operation.

Proper use of the instrument depends on the careful reading of all instructions and labels.

Warning: Any use of the scope in a manner not specified by the manufacturer may
impair the instrument’s safety protection. This instrument should not be directly
connected to human subjects or used for patient monitoring.

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2.8. Safety ComplianceThis section lists the safety standards with which the product complies.

U.S. nationally recognized testing laboratory listing

UL 61010-1:2012/R: 2018-11. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements.

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UL 61010-2-030:2018. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control,and Laboratory Use – Part2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring circuits.

Canadian certification


CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-1:2012/A1:2018-11. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment
for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements.



CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-2-030:2018. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 2-030: Particular requirements for testing andmeasuring circuits.

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Informations essentielles sur la sécurité
Ce manuel contient des informations et des avertissements que les utilisateurs doivent suivre pour
assurer la sécurité des opérations et maintenir les produits en sécurité.

Exigence de Sécurité
Lisez attentivement les précautions de sécurité ci - après afin d 'éviter les dommages corporels et deprévenir les dommages aux instruments et aux produits associés. Pour éviter les risques potentiels,
utilisez les instruments prescrits.

Éviter l 'incendie ou les lésions corporelles.

Utilisez un cordon d'alimentation approprié.
N'utilisez que des cordons d'alimentation spécifiques aux instruments approuvés par les autorités
locales.

Mettez l'instrument au sol.
L'instrument est mis à la Terre par un conducteur de mise à la terre de protection du cordon
d'alimentation.Pour éviter un choc électrique, le conducteur de mise à la terre doit être mis à laterre.Assurez - vous que l'instrument est correctement mis à la terre avant de connecter les bornes
d'entrée ou de sortie de l'instrument.

Connectez correctement le fil de signalisation.
Le potentiel de la ligne de signal est égal au potentiel au sol, donc ne connectez pas la ligne de signal
à haute tension.Ne touchez pas les contacts ou les composants exposés.

Voir les cotes de tous les terminaux.
Pour éviter un incendie ou un choc électrique, vérifiez toutes les cotes et signez les instructions del'instrument.Avant de brancher l'instrument, lisez attentivement ce manuel pour obtenir de plus amples
renseignements sur les cotes.

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Entretien du matériel.
En cas de défaillance de l'équipement, ne pas démonter et entretenir l'équipement sans autorisation.
L'équipement contient des condensateurs, de l'alimentation électrique, des transformateurs et d'autres
dispositifs de stockage d'énergie, ce qui peut causer des blessures à haute tension. Les dispositifs
internes de l'équipement sont sensibles à l'électricité statique. Le contact direct peut facilement causer
des blessures irrécupérables à l'équipement. L'équipement doit être retourné àl'usine ou à l'organismede maintenance désigné par l'entreprise pour l'entretien. L'alimentation électrique doit être retirée
pendant l'entretienLa ligne ne doit pas être mise sous tension tant que l'entretien de l'équipement n'est
pas terminé et que l'entretien n'est pas confirmé.

Identification de l'état normal de l'équipement.
Après le démarrage de l'équipement, dans des conditions normales, il n'y aura pas d'informationd'alarme et d'erreur au bas de l'interface, et la courbe de l'interface sera balayée librement de gaucheà droite; si un blocage se produit pendant le processus de numérisation, ou si l'information d'alarmeou d'erreur apparaît au bas de l'interface, l'équipement peut être dans un état anormal. Pour voir
l'information d'alarme spécifique, vous pouvez d'abord essayer de redémarrerSi l'information sur ladéfaillance est toujours présente, ne l'utilisez pas pour l'essai. Contactez le fabricant ou le Service deréparation désignépar le fabricant pour effectuer l'entretien afin d'éviter d'apporter des données d'essai
erronées ou de mettre en danger la sécurité personnelle en raison de l'utilisation de la défaillance.

Ne pas fonctionner en cas de suspicion de défaillance.
Si vous soupçonnez des dommages à l'instrument, demandez à un technicien qualifié de vérifier.

L 'exposition du circuit ou de l' élément d 'exposition du fil est évitée.
Lorsque l 'alimentation est connectée, aucun contact ou élément nu n' est mis en contact.

Ne pas fonctionner dans des conditions humides / humides.

Pas dans un environnement explosif.

Maintenez la surface de l 'instrument propre et sec.

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Le Circuit d 'alimentation électrique ne peut pas être mesuré à l' aide du dispositif, ni la tension
qui dépasse la plage de tension décrite dans le présent manuel.

Seuls les ensembles de sondes conformes aux spécifications du fabricant peuvent être utilisés.

L'organisme ou l'opérateur responsable doit se référer au cahier des charges pour protéger laprotection offerte par le matériel.La protection offerte par le matériel peut être compromise si
celui - ci est utilisé de manière non spécifiée par le fabricant.

Aucune pièce du matériel et de ses annexes ne peut être remplacée ou remplacée sansl'autorisation de son fabricant.

Remplacer la batterie dans l 'appareil avec les mêmes spécifications de batterie au lithium.

Termes et symboles de sécurité
Lorsque les symboles ou termes suivants apparaissent sur le panneau avant ou arrière de l'instrument
ou dans ce manuel, ils indiquent un soin particulier en termes de sécurité.

Ce symbole est utilisé lorsque la prudence est requise. Reportez-vous aux
informations ou documents joints afin de vous protéger contre les blessures ou lesdommages à l'instrument.
Ce symbole avertit d'un risque potentiel de choc électrique.
Ce symbole est utilisé pour désigner la connexion de terre de mesure.
Ce symbole est utilisé pour indiquer une connexion à la terre de sécurité.
Ce symbole indique que l'interrupteur est un interrupteur marche / veille. Lorsqu'il
est enfoncé, l'état de l'oscilloscope bascule entre Fonctionnement et Veille. Cecommutateur ne déconnecte pas l'alimentation de l'appareil. Pour éteindrecomplètement l'oscilloscope, le cordon d'alimentation doit être débranché de laprise secteur une fois l'oscilloscope en état de veille.

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Ce symbole est utilisé pour représenter un courant alternatif, ou "AC".
Le symbole " CAUTION" indique un danger potentiel. Il attire l'attention sur une
procédure, une pratique ou une condition qui peut être dangereuse si elle n'est pas

CAUTIONsuivie. Ne continuez pas tant que ses conditions n'ont pas été entièrement
comprises et remplies.
Le symbole " WARNING" indique un danger potentiel. Il attire l'attention sur une
procédure, une pratique ou une condition qui, si elle n'est pas suivie, pourrait

WARNING

entraîner des blessures corporelles ou la mort. Si un AVERTISSEMENT est indiqué,
ne continuez pas tant que les conditions de sécurité ne sont pas entièrement
comprises et remplies.

Environnement de travail
La conception de l'instrument a été certifiée conforme à la norme EN 61010-1, sur la base des valeurs
limites suivantes:
Environnement
L'instrument doit être utilisé à l'intérieur dans un environnement propre et sec dans la plage detempérature ambiante.

Note: la lumière directe du soleil, les réchauffeurs électriques et d'autres sources dechaleur doivent être pris en considération lors de l'évaluation de la températureambiante.

Attention: ne pas utiliser l'instrument dans l'air explosif, poussiéreux ou humide.

Température ambiante
En fonctionnement: 0 ℃ à +50 ℃
Hors fonctionnement: -30 ℃ à +60 ℃

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Note: pour évaluer la température de l'environnement, il convient de tenir compte desrayonnements solaires directs, des radiateurs thermiques et d'autres sources dechaleur.

Humidité
Fonctionnement: 5% ~ 90% HR, 30 °C, 40 °C réduit à 50% HRHors fonctionnement: 5% ~ 95%, 65 ℃,
24 heures

Altitude
Fonctionnement: ≤ 3048 m
À l'arrêt: ≤ 12,191 m

Catégorie d 'installation (surtension)
Ce produit est alimenté par une alimentation électrique conforme à l 'installation (surtension)
Catégorie II.

Installation (overvoltage) Category Definitions Définition de catégorie d 'installation(surtension)
La catégorie II d'installation (surtension) est un niveau de signal applicable aux terminaux de mesured' équipement reliés au circuit source.Dans ces bornes, des mesures préventives sont prises pourlimiter la tension transitoire à un niveau inférieur correspondant.

La catégorie II d'installation (surtension) désigne le niveau local de distribution d 'énergie d' unéquipement conçu pour accéder à un circuit alternatif (alimentation alternative).

Degré de pollution
Un oscilloscope peut être utilisé dans un environnement Pollution Degree II.

Note: Pollution Degree II signifie que le milieu de travail est sec et qu'il y a une pollution
non conductrice.Parfois, la condensation produit une conductivité temporaire.

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IP Rating
IP20 (as defined in IEC 60529).

Exigences de refroidissement
Cet instrument repose sur un refroidissement à air forcé avec des ventilateurs internes et desouvertures de ventilation. Des précautions doivent être prises pour éviter de restreindre le flux d'air
autour des ouvertures (trous de ventilateur) de chaque côté de la lunette. Pour assurer une ventilation
adéquate, il est nécessaire de laisser un espace minimum de 15 cm (6 pouces) sur les côtés del'instrument.

ATTENTION: Ne bloquez pas les trous de ventilation situés des deux côtés de lalunette.

ATTENTION: Ne laissez aucun corps étranger pénétrer dans la lunette par les trousde ventilation, etc.

Connexions d'alimentation et de terre
L'instrument fonctionne avec une alimentation CA monophasée de 100 à 240 Vrms (+/- 10%) à 50/60
Hz (+/- 5%).

Aucune sélection manuelle de la tension n'est requise car l'instrument s'adapte automatiquement à latension de ligne.
Selon le type et le nombre d'options et d'accessoires (sondes, plug-in de port PC, etc.), l'instrument
peut consommer jusqu'à 400 W.

Remarque: l'instrument s'adapte automatiquement à l'entrée de ligne CA dans les plages suivantes:

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Plage de tension:

90 - 264 Vrms

Gamme de fréquences:

47 - 63 Hz

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L'instrument comprend un jeu de cordons mis à la terre contenant une fiche polarisée à trois bornes
moulée et un connecteur standard IEC320 (Type C13) pour établir la tension de ligne et la connexion
de mise à la terre de sécurité. La borne de mise à la terre de l'entrée CA est directement connectéeau châssis de l'instrument. Pour une protection adéquate contre les risques d'électrocution, la fiche ducordon d'alimentation doit être insérée dans une prise secteur correspondante contenant un contactde sécurité avec la terre. Utilisez uniquement le cordon d'alimentation spécifié pour cet instrument etcertifié pour le pays d'utilisation.

Avertissement: risque de choc électrique!
Toute interruption du conducteur de terre de protection à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur dela portée ou la déconnexion de la borne de terre de sécurité crée une situation
dangereuse.
L'interruption intentionnelle est interdite.

La position de l'oscilloscope doit permettre un accès facile à la prise. Pour éteindre complètement
l'oscilloscope, débranchez le cordon d'alimentation de l'instrument de la prise secteur.

Le cordon d'alimentation doit être débranché de la prise secteur si la lunette ne doit pas être utilisée
pendant une période prolongée.

ATTENTION: les enveloppes extérieures des bornes du panneau avant (C1~C4,
EXT) sont connectées au châssis de l'instrument et donc à la terre de sécurité.

Nettoyage
Nettoyez uniquement l'extérieur de l'instrument à l'aide d'un chiffon doux et humide. N'utilisez pas deproduits chimiques ou d'éléments abrasifs. Ne laissez en aucun cas l'humidité pénétrer dansl'instrument. Pour éviter les chocs électriques, débranchez le cordon d'alimentation de la prise secteur
avant de le nettoyer.

Avertissement: risque de choc électrique!
Aucune pièce réparable par l'opérateur à l'intérieur. Ne retirez pas les capots.
Confiez l'entretien à un personnel qualifié

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Conditions anormales
Utilisez l'instrument uniquement aux fins spécifiées par le fabricant.
N'utilisez pas la lunette s'il y a des signes visibles de dommages ou si elle a été soumise à de fortes
contraintes de transport.
Si vous pensez que la protection de l'oscilloscope a été altérée, débranchez le cordon d'alimentationet sécurisez l'instrument contre toute opération involontaire.
Une bonne utilisation de l'instrument nécessite la lecture et la compréhension de toutes les instructionset étiquettes.

Avertissement: Toute utilisation de l'oscilloscope d'une manière non spécifiée par lefabricant peut compromettre la protection de sécurité de l'instrument. Cet instrument
ne doit pas être directement connecté à des sujets humains ni utilisé pour lasurveillance des patients.

Conformité en matière de sécurité
La présente section présente les normes de sécurité applicables aux produits.

U.S. nationally recognized testing laboratory listing■ UL 61010-1:2012/R:2018-11. Prescriptions en matière de sécurité pour les appareils électriques
utilisés en laboratoire et de mesure - partie 1: prescriptions générales.
■ UL 61010-2-030:2018. Prescriptions de sécurité pour les appareils électriques de mesure, decontrôle et de laboratoire - partie 2 - 030: prescriptions spéciales pour les circuits d 'essai et de mesure.

Canadian certification■ CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-1:2012/A1:2018-11. Prescriptions en matière de sécurité pour lesappareils électriques utilisés en laboratoire et de mesure - partie 1: prescriptions générales.
■ CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-2-030:2018. Prescriptions de sécurité pour les appareils électriques demesure, de contrôle et de laboratoire - partie 2 - 030: prescriptions spéciales pour les circuits d 'essai
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3. First Steps
3.1. Delivery Checklist
First, verify that all items listed on the packing list have been delivered. If you note any omissions or
damage, please contact your nearest SIGLENT customer service center or distributor as soon as
possible. If you fail to contact us immediately in case of omission or damage, we will not be responsible
for replacement.

3.2. Quality Assurance
The oscilloscope has a 3-year warranty (1-year warranty for probe and accessories) from the date ofshipment, during normal use and operation. SIGLENT can repair or replace any product that is returnedto the authorized service center during the warranty period. We must first examine the product to makesure that the defect is caused by the process or material, not by abuse, negligence, accident, abnormal
conditions, or operation.
SIGLENT shall not be responsible for any defect, damage, or failure caused by any of the following:a) Attempted repairs or installations by personnel other than SIGLENT.
b) Connection to incompatible devices/incorrect connection.
c) For any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-SIGLENT supplies. Furthermore,
SIGLENT shall not be obligated to service a product that has been modified. Spare,replacement parts and repairs have a 90-day warranty.
The oscilloscope's firmware has been thoroughly tested and is presumed to be functional. Nevertheless,
it is supplied without a warranty of any kind covering detailed performance. Products not made by
SIGLENT are covered solely by the warranty of the original equipment manufacturer.

3.3. Maintenance Agreement
We provide various services based on maintenance agreements. We offer extended warranties as wellas installation, training, enhancement and on-site maintenance, and other services through specialized
supplementary support agreements. For details, please consult your local SIGLENT customer service
center or distributor.

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4. Document Conventions
For convenience, italicized text with shading is used to represent the clickable menu/button/region on
the display. For example, Display represents the "Display" menu on the screen:

For the operations that contain multiple steps, the description is in the form of "Step 1 > Step 2 >...".
As an example, follow each step in the sequence to enter the upgrade interface:

Utility > Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade

Click the Utility menu on the menu bar as step 1, click the Menu option on the menu as step 2,
click the Maintenance option on the screen as step 3, and click the Upgrade option on the screen
as step 4 to enter the upgrade interface.

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5. Getting Started
5.1. Power on
After the oscilloscope is connected to the AC power supply through the power cord, you need tomanually press the power button to turn on the oscilloscope.

5.2. Shut down
Press the power button for one second to turn off the oscilloscope. Or follow the steps below:
Utility > Shutdown

Note: The front panel Power button does not disconnect the oscilloscope from the AC
power supply. To disconnect the instrument from the mains, turn off the power switch
on the rear panel of the instrument. The power cord should be unplugged from the ACoutlet if the scope is not to be used for an extended period. The standby power
consumption is about 4 W.

5.3. System Information
Follow the steps below to examine the software and hardware versions of the oscilloscope.
Utility > Menu > System Info

See the section "System Information" for details.

5.4. Install Options
A license is necessary to unlock a software option. See the section "Install Option" for details.

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6. Quick Start
6.1. Mechanical Dimension

Front View

Right View

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6.2. Front Panel Overview

A.

Analog Input Connectors

B.

Digital Input ConnectorC.

USB 3.0 Host Ports: Connect to USB storage devices for data transfer or USB
mouse/keyboard for control

D.

Probe Compensation / Ground Terminal

E.

Touch Screen Display: The display and major functions area. See the "Touch Screen
Display" chapter for more details

F.

Keyboard: Includes knobs and buttons. See the "Front Panel" chapter for more details

G.

Power Switch

H.

Supporting Legs

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6.3. Rear Panel Overview

A.

AC Power Input

B.

10 MHz In

C.

10 MHz Out

D.

Built-in AWG Output

E.

Auxiliary Out: Outputs the trigger indicator. When Mask Test is enabled, outputs thepass / fail signal

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F.

Ext Trigger Input

G.

OCXO Option InterfaceH.

USB 2.0 Device: Connects with a PC for remote control

I.

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6.4. Side Panel Overview

A.

2 1000M LAN Ports: Connect the port to the network for remote control

B.

4 USB Host 3.1 Gen 1 PortsC.

DP 1.2 Video Output PortD.

HDMI 1.4 Video Output PortE.

COM Port: For internal debugging onlyF.

DVI-D Video Output PortG.

Audio Ports: Line In, Line Out, Mic In

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6.5. Connecting to External Devices/Systems
6.5.1. Power Supply
The standard power supply for the instrument is 100~240 V, 50/60 Hz. Please use the power cord
provided with the instrument to connect it to AC power.

6.5.2. Probes
The SDS7000A series oscilloscope supports active probes and passive probes. The specifications andprobe documents can be obtained at int.siglent.com, www.siglentna.com, or www.siglenteu.com.

Probe Compensation
When a passive probe is used for the first time, you should compensate it to match the input channelof the oscilloscope. Non-compensated or poorly compensated probes may increase measurement
inaccuracy or error. The probe compensation procedures are as follows:

1. Connect the coaxial cable interface (BNC connector) of the passive probe to any channel of theoscilloscope.
2. Connect the probe to the “Compensation Signal Output Terminal” (Cal) on the front of theoscilloscope. Connect the ground alligator clip of the probe to the “Ground Terminal” under thecompensation signal output terminal.

3. Perform Acquire > Auto Setup .
4. Check the waveform displayed and compare it with the following.

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Compensated

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5. Use a non-metallic driver to adjust the low-frequency compensation adjustment hole on the probe
until the waveform displayed is as the “Perfectly compensated” in the figure above.

Note: It’s not necessary to compensate an active probe.

6.5.3. LAN
Connect the LAN port to the network with a network cable with an RJ45 connector for remote control.
See the chapter “ Remote Control ” for detailed information on remotely controlling the instrument.

Follow the steps below to set LAN connection:
Utility > Menu > I/O > LAN Config
See section “LAN” for details of the configuration.

6.5.4. Multiple Displays
Connect an external monitor to the HDMI output port, DP output port, or DVI-D output port on the sidepanel of the SDS7000A using the corresponding video cable, to display the interface of the oscilloscopeon the external monitor. The content displayed on the external monitor can be set to two modes:
Duplicate or Extend, with an output display resolution of 1920 * 1080 in both modes. When the display
mode is "Duplicate ", the external monitor displays the same content as the oscilloscope. When thedisplay mode is "Extend", the external monitor acts as an extension of the oscilloscope's main dispaly
and a window in the main display can be dragged to the external monitor. See section “Multiple
Displays Setting” for details of the configuration.

6.5.5. Mouse and Keyboard
Connect the mouse or keyboard to the USB host port on the front or side panel of the oscilloscope.
Mouse operation is equivalent to single point gesture operation on the touch screen. When the display
mode of the external monitor is “Extend”, operations within the extended screen can only be performed
with the mouse.

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6.5.6. Auxiliary Output
When Mast Test is enabled, the port outputs the pass/fail signal, otherwise, it outputs the trigger
indicator. The trigger indicator can be used to measure the waveform capture rate.

See the chapter “Mask Test” for more details on the pass/fail output.

6.5.7. Reference Input and Output
The device can use the internal 10 MHz clock, or a 10 MHz clock from another instrument, or source
using the 10 MHz In port as the reference. The reference clock is a 10 MHz square wave and can be
output from the 10 MHz Out port for synchronizing other instruments. To set the reference clock byfollowing the steps:
Utility > Menu > IO > Clock Source

See the "Clock Source" section for details.

6.5.8. Waveform Generator
Activate the SDS7000A-FG option to support the waveform generator function.

Perform Utility > AWG Menu to set the waveform.

See chapters “Waveform Generator” and “Bode Plot” for more relative information.

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6.5.9. Logic Probe

To connect the logic probe: Insert the probe, with the correct side facing up, until you hear a“click”.

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To remove the logic probe: Depress the buttons on each side of the probe, then pull out it.

See the chapter “Digital Channels” for more information.

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7. Remote Control
The SDS7000A provides a LAN port and a USB Device port which can be used for remote control in
multiple ways.

7.1. Web Browser
A built-in web server provides an approach to interact with the oscilloscope by a web browser. It doesn’t
require any additional software to be installed on the computer. Set the LAN port correctly (see thesection “LAN” for details), input the IP address of the oscilloscope in the browser address bar, and thenthe user can browse and control the oscilloscope on the web.

A.

Input the IP address of the instrument

B.

Instrument information

C. Click here to recall the instrument control interface

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Below is the instrument control interface:A.

The display and control area of the instrument’s web control interface. The display in thisarea is a copy of the instrument display. Using the mouse to operate in this area is equivalent
to directly operating the touch screen display of the instrument.

B.

Click here to return to the home page

C. Click here to perform a screenshot
D. Click here to save the waveform data as a bin file and download it to the local computer
E.

Click here to save the waveform data as a CSV file and download it to the local computer

F.

Click here to download the mini-tool for converting binary files to CSV

G. Click here to perform a firmware upgrade

7.2. Other Connectivity
The SDS7000A also supports remote control of the instrument by sending SCPI commands via
NI-VISA, Telnet, or Socket. For more information, refer to the programming guide for this product.

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8. Screen Display
8.1. Overview
The entire SDS7000A display is a capacitive touch screen. Use your fingers to touch, drag, pinch,
spread, or draw a selection box. Many controls that display information also work as “buttons” to accessother functions. If you are using a mouse, you can click anywhere that you can touch to activate acontrol. You can alternate between clicking and touching the control, whichever is most convenient.

A.

Menu Bar

B.

Grid Area

C. Measurement Parameter Display Area
D. Channel Descriptor Boxes
E.

Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes

F.

Dialog Box

G. Trigger Delay Indicator
H. Trigger Level Indicator
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Channel Descriptor boxes include analog channels (Cx), zoom traces (Zx), digital channels (D), math(Fx), memory (Mx), and reference (Ref). They are located under the grid area, showing the parametersof the corresponding traces. Clicking the boxes creates a dialog box.

Timebase and Trigger Descriptor boxes show the parameters of the timebase and trigger
respectively. Clicking the boxes creates a dialog box for the selected item.

Trigger Delay Indicator (Vertical) and Trigger Level Line (Horizontal) show the trigger position of the
waveform.

Cursors show where measurement points have been set. Move the cursors to quickly reposition themeasurement point.

The backlight of the display area is adjustable and can be adjusted through the following operations:
Display＞ LCD Brightness

8.2. Menu Bar
Menu bar with drop-down menus lets you access set-up dialogs and other functions.

8.3. Grid Area
The grid area displays the waveform traces. Traces can be moved by the mouse. The area is divided
into 8 (vertical) * 10 (horizontal) grids. The best display effect can be obtained by adjusting the
waveform intensity and graticule. Follow the steps below to set these parameters:
Display> Intensity,

Display> Griticule

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There are multiple indicators on the grid:

Trigger Level Indicator shows the level where the waveform
triggers on the vertical axis.

Trigger Delay Indicator locates where the waveform triggers on
the horizontal axis. When the trigger position is outside thescreen, the direction of the triangle changes to point outside thescreen.

Channel Offset Indicator with a channel number shows theoffset position of the corresponding channel.

8.4. Channel Descriptor Box
Channel Descriptor boxes include analog channels (Cx), zoom traces (Zx), digital channels (D), math(Fx), memory (Mx), and reference (Ref). They are located under the grid area, showing the parametersof the corresponding traces. Clicking the boxes creates a dialog box. See the chapter “Vertical Setup”
for more details. Below is an example for analog channel 1:A.

Channel Index

B.

Coupling and Input Impedance

C. Vertical Scale
D. Vertical Offset

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E.

Bandwidth Information

F.

Probe Attenuation Factor

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Bandwidth Information:
The bandwidth information is indicated by the following icons:: 25 MHz bandwidth limit: 200 MHz bandwidth limit: Full bandwidth: Custom bandwidth

Invert Indicator: shows that the current channel is inverted:: Invert has been turned on
None: Invert has been turned off

Coupling and Input Impedance:: DC coupling, 1 MΩ impedance: DC coupling, 50 Ω impedance: AC coupling, 1 MΩ impedance: AC coupling, 50 Ω impedance: Ground

Vertical Scale: The scale of each grid in the vertical direction. For example, when the vertical scale is1.00 V/div, the full scale of the oscilloscope is 1.00 V/div * 8 div=8 V.

Vertical Offset: The offset of the channel in the vertical direction. When the vertical offset is 0, thechannel offset indicator is located in the middle of the vertical axis.

Probe Attenuation Factor: Set the probe attenuation factor to match the actual attenuation of theprobe. The oscilloscope automatically calculates the vertical scale according to the probe attenuation
factor. For example, the vertical scale of the oscilloscope is 100mV/div with 1X attenuation, and 1 V/div
if the attenuation factor is changed to 10X. When inserting a standard 10X passive probe with a probe
sense terminal, the oscilloscope will automatically set the factor to 10X.

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8.5. Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes
The Timebase Descriptor box shows the current parameters of the timebase. See the chapter“Horizontal and Acquisition Setup” for more information.
A.

Trigger delay

B.

Horizontal scale（timebase）

C. # Samples
D. Sample Rate

Trigger delay: The time offset of trigger position. When the trigger delay is 0, the trigger delay indicator
is in the center of the horizontal axis of the grid area.

Horizontal scale: Timebase, the time of each grid in the horizontal direction. For example, if the scale
is 500us/div, the time of each grid is 500 us, and the full-screen time range of the oscilloscope is 500
us/div * 10 div = 5 ms.

# Samples: The number of sample points on the current screen.

Sample Rate: The current sample rate.

The Trigger Descriptor box shows the parameters of the trigger setting. See the chapter “Trigger” fordetailed information.

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Trigger source

B.

Trigger coupling

C. Trigger mode
D. Trigger level
E.

Trigger typeF.

Trigger slope

Trigger source

C1~C4: Analog channels

EXT: External trigger channel



EXT/5: 5x attenuation of external trigger channel

AC Line: AC mains supply



D0~D15: Digital channels

Trigger coupling: Coupling mode of the current trigger source. It is only valid when the trigger sourceis C1~C4, EXT, or EXT/5.


DC: All the signal’s frequency components are coupled to the trigger circuit for high-frequency
bursts or where the use of AC coupling would shift the effective trigger level.



AC: The signal is capacitively coupled. DC levels are rejected. See the datasheet for details of the
cut-off frequency.



HFR: Signals are DC coupled to the trigger circuit, and a low-pass filter network attenuates highfrequencies (used for triggering on low frequencies). See the datasheet for details of the cut-off
frequency.



LFR: The signal is coupled through a capacitive high-pass filter network, DC is rejected and low
frequencies are attenuated. For stable triggering on medium to high-frequency signals. See thedatasheet for details of the cut-off frequency.

Trigger mode

Auto: The oscilloscope will sweep without a set trigger. An internal timer triggers the sweep after
a preset timeout period so that the display refreshes continuously. This is helpful when first
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condition is found.


Normal: Sweeps only if the input signal meets the trigger condition. Otherwise, it continues todisplay the last acquired waveform.

Single: Stops the acquisition and displays the last acquired waveform.



Force: Force an acquisition, regardless of whether the input signal meets the trigger conditions ornot.

Trigger level: The source voltage level or levels that mark the threshold for the trigger to fire. Trigger
levels specified in Volts normally remain unchanged when the vertical gain or offset is modified.

Trigger type: See the chapter "Trigger" for details.

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8.6. Dialog Box
The dialog box on the right side of the screen is the main area for setting the parameters of the selectedfunction.
A.

Title bar. Clicking the bar can hide the dialog
box, and clicking again can open the dialog box.

B.

Parameter setting area.

C. Scroll bar. When parameters are more than thedisplayed range, the blue scrollbar will be
displayed. By sliding the dialog area up anddown, it can scroll to the area not displayed.

To Set Parameters
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Switch: Sets parameters with two states, such as to enable ordisable a function. Click the switch region to change from one state
to the other.

List: Sets parameters with more than two
options, such as coupling mode of channels.
Click the parameter region, and then selectthe expected option from the pop-up list.

Virtual Keypad: Sets parameters with a numerical value. Click theparameter region, and the parameter can be adjusted by themouse wheel; click the region again, then the virtual keypadappears:

Let’s use the operation of setting the “deskew” of a channel as an example: If the expected valueis 65 ns, input “65” on the virtual keypad, and then choosen as the unit “ns” to complete theoperation. On the virtual keypad, clicking the button Max , Min , and Default quickly sets
the parameter to the maximum, minimum, and default values.

Hide Dialog Box
When the menu style is set to “Embedded”, the grid area will be compressed horizontally to display thecomplete waveform when the dialog box is displayed. After setting the parameters, to achieve the best
waveform display effect, click the title bar in the upper right corner to hide the dialog box. Click it again
to recall the dialog box.
When the menu style is set to “Floating”, it will directly cover part of the grid area when displayed. If
you want to observe the covered area, click the title bar in the upper right corner to hide the dialog box.
Click it again to recall the dialog box.
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The dialog box can be set to be hidden automatically. When the instrument is not operated beyond theset time, the dialog box will be automatically hidden. Follow the steps below:
Display> Hide Menu .

Menu style = Floating, and the Dialog box is

Dialog box is hidden

displayed

Menu style = Embedded, and the Dialog box isdisplayed

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8.7. Touch Gestures or Mouse Control
Waveforms, cursors, and trigger levels can be adjusted by touching gestures or using the mouse. It
can also be used to define Zone Trigger areas as shown below:

Drag the waveform left and right to move it on
the horizontal axis

Pinch and spread the waveform horizontally to
re-scale the timebase

Drag the waveform up and down to move it on
the vertical axis

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Pinch and spread the waveform vertically to
re-scale the vertical gain

Touch and drag the cursor to move it

Touch and drag the cursor information region
to move the pair of cursors simultaneously

Draw a rectangular box to create a zone or ahistogram region. At the beginning of thegesture keep the angle close to 45°, so it canbe recognized as the drawing box gestureLong press or right-click a specific area tobring up the desired menu

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8.8. Multi-windows Display
The display of SDS7000A is a 1920*1080 resolution HD display, which is more capable of displaying
content.. The SDS7000A supports up to 9 windows on the touch screen display, and also supports anexternal monitor as an extension screen.

For more information on multi window settings, please refer to the "Window Layout Setting" section.
For details on the settings of external display screens, please refer to the "Multiple Displays Setting"section.

8.9. Mouse and Keyboard Operation
The SDS7000A user interface features mouse control as well as a touch screen. If the oscilloscope isconnected to a USB mouse, you can click on the object with the mouse instead of touching the object.
Similarly, if a USB keyboard is connected, you can use the keyboard to input characters instead ofusing the virtual keyboard.

8.10. Choosing the Language
Follow

Utility> Menu >System Settings>

Languageto choose the language. See thesection " Language " for details.

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9. Front Panel
9.1. Overview
The front panel is designed to operate the basic functions without
having to open the software menu. Most of the front panel controls
duplicate functionality available through the touch screen display but
the operation is more quickly achieved.

All the knobs on the front panel are multi-function. They can be
pushed as well as rotated. Pushing a knob quickly recalls a specificfunction, which is indicated by the silkscreen near the knob.

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9.2. Vertical and Horizontal Control

A.

Analog channels (C1-C4), digital channels (D), math (F1-F4), and memory waveform (M1~M4)
share the same vertical knob. Rotate the knob to adjust the vertical scale (volt/div) of the activatedtrace. Push to alternate between coarse and fine adjustments. When the digital channel is active,
rotate the knob to change the selected digital channel.

B.

Analog channels (C1-C4), digital channels (D), math (F1-F4), and memory waveform (M1~M4)
share the same offset knob. Rotate the knob to adjust the DC offset or vertical position of theactivated trace. Push to set the offset to zero. When the digital channel is active, rotate the knob
to change the position of the selected digital channel.

C.

Rotate the knob to change the horizontal gear (Timebase, Time/div); Press to turn on Zoom, andthe oscilloscope will automatically open a window displaying Zoom waveforms.

D.

Rotate the knob to change the level trigger delay; Press to set the horizontal trigger delay to zero.

E.

When a channel is disabled, push its channel button to turn it on. When a channel is turned on
but not activated, push the button to activate it. When the channel is turned on and activated, push
the button to disable it.

F.

Press the button to turn on the digital channel and open the DIGITAL dialog box. Press again
to turn off the digital channels.

G.

Press the button once to turn on the memory waveform function and open the MEMORY dialog
box. Press again to turn off the memory waveform function.

H.

Press the button to turn on the math function and open the MATH dialog box. Press again toturn off the math function.

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Push to enable Zoom. Push again to exit Zoom mode.

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Press the button to enter the Roll mode of the oscilloscope. Press again to exit Roll mode.

K.

Automatic parameter measurement switch, please refer to the "Measurement" chapter for details.

Note: At certain very high time bases (≥ 100ms/div), it is recommended that theoscilloscope adopt a rolling working mode to collect signals for a long time without
delaying the display on the screen.

9.3. Trigger Control

A.

Opens the trigger setup dialog box

B.

Auto mode: Triggers after a preset period if no valid trigger occurs

C. Normal mode: Triggers repeatedly when all conditions are met
D. Single mode: Triggers once when all conditions are met
E.

Trigger level adjustment: Push to set the level to 50% of the waveformF.

Trigger status LED, Ready and Trig'd

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9.4. Cursors Control

A.

Push the button to open the cursors setup dialog box

B.

Rotate the knob A to move the cursor A; Push to switch between X1/Y1 (when cursor type =X-Y)

C. Rotate the knob B to move the cursor B; Push to switch between X2/Y2 (when cursor type =X-Y)

9.5. Universal Knob
When the parameter setting area is highlighted, the Universal Knob A
can be used to adjust the parameter. Press the knob to select an option
from the list. The default function of the Universal Knob is to adjust theintensity of the waveform traces.

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9.6. Other Buttons
Press the button to switch the acquisition state between Run and Stop. When thestate is Run, the button is illuminated in green; when the state is Stop, the button
is illuminated in red.
Auto Setup forces the oscilloscope to automatically set the vertical scale,horizontal scale, and trigger level according to the input signal to get optimum
waveform display. An Auto Setup operation can also be performed by following thesteps Acquire > Auto Setup.
Resets the oscilloscope to the default configuration. When pressing this button,
the oscilloscope will prompt whether to continue. Click "Continue" on the screen
or press the button again will execute the operation.

Press this button to save a screenshot or the specified type file. Please refer tothe " Save Button" section for details.

Enables/Disables the touch screen. The LED on the button lights to indicate thatthe touch screen is working.

Clears the data or displays in multiple sweeps, including display persistence,measurement statistics, average sweeps, and Pass/Fail statistics.

Press the button to recall the DISPLAY dialog box. The second press turns on
Persist and lights the button. Press the button again to turn off Persist.

Press the button to enable the navigate function and open the navigate settings
dialog box. Press again to turn off navigate function.

You can use this button to quickly enable preset functions. Please refer to the "Quick Action " section for details.

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10.

Multiple Approaches to Recall Functions

The oscilloscope can recall functions through different approaches.

10.1. Menu Bar

If you are familiar with common computer programs, you may first choose to access a function by thedrop-down menu from the menu bar at the top of the display.

For example, to open the trigger setup dialog box, you can follow the steps below:
Trigger > Menu
The operations can be completed either by touch or by mouse clicks.

10.2. Descriptor Box
For the setup of channels, timebase(horizontal), and trigger, etc, there are dialog boxes at the bottomof the display. For the introduction of the descriptor box, see sections "Channel Descriptor Box" and "Timebase and Trigger Descriptor Boxes".
For the example above, click the trigger descriptor box and the trigger
setup dialog box will be activated.

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10.3. Shortcut Button on the Front Panel
Most of the functions of the oscilloscope can be recalled directly by the shortcut buttons on the front
panel. See the chapter “Front Panel” for details.

To open the trigger setup dialog box, press the

Setup

button in thetrigger control area on the front panel.

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Quickly Capture the Signal

This is an example of how to acquire a signal quickly. In this example, we assume the signal isconnected to channel 1 and channel 1 is turned off.

First, press the channel 1 button to turn on channel 1. The LED on the button
lights and the descriptor box of channel 1 is displayed at the bottom of thescreen.

Second, press theAuto Setup

button. The oscilloscope will automaticallyadjust the vertical scale, horizontal scale, and trigger level according to the input
signal to get an optimum waveform display.

Auto Setup will not work on all signal types, especially time-varying bursts or slow signals (<100 Hz).
If Auto Setup cannot achieve desired settings, manually adjustment of the vertical, horizontal, andtrigger systems is preferred. See the chapters "Vertical Setup", "Horizontal and Acquisition Setup" and"Trigger" for details.

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Vertical Setup

12.1. Turn on/off a Channel
From the Front Panel
When a channel is disabled, push its channel button to turn it on. When a channel is turned on but not
activated, push the button to activate it. When the channel is turned on and activated, push the button
to disable it.

From the Touch Screen
Touch the + button and then select the expected channel to turn it on, and its channel descriptor
box and a dialog box will appear on the display. Touch the channel descriptor box and then touch the
Off button to disable it.

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12.2. Channel Setup
Click the channel descriptor box, a quick dialog will pop up. Vertical scale and offset can also be set
from this dialog box.
A.

Click the region to set the vertical scale with the mousewheel or virtual keypad.

B.

▲ to increase the vertical scale and ▼ to decrease.

C. Check to coarsely adjust the vertical scale and uncheckto enable fine adjustment.
D. Click the region to set the offset with the mouse wheel orvirtual keypadE.

▲ to increase the offset and ▼ to decrease.

F.

Set the offset to zero

G. Copy the setting of the current channel to anotherchannelH. Quickly apply the current channel as the source of a
specified operation (Trigger, FFT, Simple Measure,
Cursor, Search, DVM, and Counter)
I.

Disable the channel

J.

Hide the trace

The vertical scale can be adjusted in coarse or fine mode. Fine mode can reach the full-scale display
as close as possible, which gets the best measurement accuracy in the vertical direction. The
oscilloscope automatically switches to fine mode when the vertical scale is controlled by touch gestures.

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Activating a channel recalls the channel dialog box, displaying more parameters:
A.

Turn the channel on/off

B.

Coupling (DC, AC, or GND)

C. Bandwidth limit (Full, 200 MHz, or 20 MHz)D. Probe settings including attenuation (1X, 10X,
100X, or custom) and probe check. If an active
probe is connected, it shows the information andsetup of the active probe
E.

Set the label text. Click to recall the label setting.
Users can customize the text and display of the
label

F.

Quickly apply a specified operation (Trigger, FFT,
Simple Measure, Cursor, Search, DVM,
Histogram, Mask Test, Counter, and AWG) to thecurrent channel

G. Impedance
H. Units for the channel
I.

DeskewJ.

Enable/disable invert

K.

Trace visible/hidden

Coupling

DC: All of the input signal frequency components are passed to the display.



AC: The signal is capacitively coupled. DC signal components are rejected. See the datasheet for
details of the cut-off frequency.AC coupling is suitable for observing AC signals with DC offset,
such as power ripple.



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the signal or from the oscilloscope itself)

Bandwidth Limit
Full bandwidth passes through signals with high-frequency components, but it also means that noisewith high-frequency components can pass through. When the frequency component of the signal isvery low, better signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) can be obtained by turning on a bandwidth limit. The
SDS7000A provides two hardware bandwidth limit options: 25 MHz and 200 MHz. At the same time, acustom option is also provided, which allows you to specify any restricted frequency within the rangeof 25MHz to min (BW, 0.49875fs). Where BW is the oscilloscope bandwidth, fs is the current sampling
rate, and min refers to the smaller value between the two.
Note: When Bandwidth Limit is turned on, the waveform refresh rate of the oscilloscope
will be reduced.

Probe Settings
The SDS7000A provides 1X, 10X, 100X, and custom probe attenuation factor options. The custom
values can be between 10-6~106. The oscilloscope will automatically convert the vertical scaleaccording to the current probe attenuation factor. For example, the vertical scale of the oscilloscope
under 1X attenuation is 100 mV/div, and the vertical scale will be automatically set to 1 V/div if theprobe attenuation is changed to 10X. If a standard probe with a readout terminal is connected, theoscilloscope will automatically set the probe attenuation to match the probe.

Label
Users can set the label text for channels. Open the label setting dialog box to select the source,
customize the label text, and set the display. The source can be C1~C4, F1~F4 and M1~M4. The
length of the label is limited to 20 characters. The characters beyond this length will not be displayed.
When the “Display” option is set to “on”, the label will be displayed on the right side of the channel
offset indicator.

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Apply toWith this setting, some common functions such as Cursors , Measure, FFT, Search, DVM, Histogram,
and Mask Test can be quickly applied to the selected channel. Once a function is specified, it will switch
directly to the function menu and automatically set that channel as the source.

Impedance

1 MΩ: When a passive probe with high impedance is connected, the impedance must be set to 1
MΩ, otherwise the signal will not be detected.

50 Ω: Suitable for high-frequency signals transmitted through 50 Ω coaxial cables or active probes.
This can minimize the amplitude distortion caused by impedance mismatching.

Unit
Voltage unit "V" or current unit "A”. When using the current probe, the unit should be set to "A".

Deskew
Due to the skew between channels, cables, or probes, the delay of signals passing through different
measurement paths may be inconsistent. For example, two coaxial cables with a 1-inch difference inlength could introduce a skew of more than 100 ps. In some scenarios (e.g. measuring the setup/holdtime between the clock and data), it may be necessary to compensate for the skew between channels.
The method of compensation: Probe the same signal simultaneously using two channels (including thecables or probes that you intend to use for measurements) and adjust the deskew parameter of one
channel until the waveforms of the two channels observed on the screen coincide horizontally.

Before deskew

After deskew

Note: When the channel with delay compensation is the trigger source, the trigger
delay indicator will not change at any time when the deskew value changes.

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InvertWhen invert is enabled, the waveform is rotated 180 degrees around earth potential (0 Volts).

Before invert

After invert

Trace
When the trace is hidden, the channel waveform is no longer displayed on the screen, while theacquisition is still running in the background.

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Digital Channels

13.1. Overview
SPL2016 Probe
The SPL2016 is a logic probe designed to monitor up to 16 digital signals at once. The 16 digitalchannels are separated into two groups and each group has its threshold, making it possible tosimultaneously view data from different logic families.

To avoid personal injury or damage to the logic probe and any associated equipment,
the following safety precautions should be noted.

The equipment shall be used only for the purposes specified by the manufacturer. The SPL2016
probe is used only for SIGLENT's special series of oscilloscopes. Protection mechanisms can becompromised if the way the devices connected by the SPL2016 are not used for their intended purpose.
Connect and disconnect correctly. Excessive bending can damage the cable.
Do not use equipment in humid or explosive environments.
Only used indoors. The SPL2016 is designed to be used indoors and should only be operated in aclean, dry environment.
Do not use the equipment when you suspect a problem. Do not use the SPL2016 if any parts aredamaged. Maintenance work shall be performed by maintenance personnel with appropriatequalifications.
Keep product surface clean and dry.

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SDS7000A-16LA Option
The software option adds the following functions to the oscilloscope:

Digital channel acquisition and analysis - Acquire and analyze the signals connected to thedigital logic probe, including waveform display, save, parameter measurement, etc.



Trigger on a digital channel - Trigger with the digital channel as the trigger source, isolating
events of interest.



Decode on a digital channel - Serial protocol decoding of a digital channel requires theinstallation of the serial decode option.

13.2. Enable/Disable the Digital Channels
Turning on or off the digital channels is similar to analog channels. Digital data can be stored as
waveform files. Horizontal cursors and most horizontal measurements also apply to digital waveforms.

A.

Digital channel waveform display, which shares the same grid area with the analog channels.

B.

Digital channel descriptor box

C. Dialog box
D. Digital channel indicators. Up to 16 digital channels are organized in two groups with different
thresholds: D15~D8 and D7~D0. Every channel can be turned on or off individually.
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Click + at the bottom of the display and select the "Digital" to turn it on. Click the digital channel
descriptor box, and select Off on the pop-up menu to turn it off. Refer to the operation in the chapter"Vertical Setup" for details.

13.3. Digital Channel Setup
Click the digital descriptor box, then the quick menu of digital channel settings pops up above thedescriptor box. In the menu height and position of digital channels can be set:A.

Upper position limit of the digital channel display area.
Use the mouse wheel or virtual keypad to set it.
Decrease the height to provide more adjustment area.

B.

▲ to increase position and ▼ to decrease the channel
location.

C. Reset the position to the default value
D. The range in height of the digital channels displays
area. Use the mouse wheel or virtual keypad to set it.
If the display height covers all of the available
divisions, there will not be room to adjust the position.
E.

▲ to increase and ▼ to decrease the number ofdivisions occupied by the digital channels

F.

Reset the height to the default value

G. Turn off the digital channels
H. Open the digital dialog box on the right side

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The quick menu only covers the height range and position of the digital channels display area. Moresettings can be found in the dialog box.
A.

Turn on/off the digital channels

B.

Labels can be set to data, address, or custom characters.

C. Logic threshold of D7~D0. The oscilloscope willautomatically set the threshold according to the specified
logic family, or the user can set the threshold manuallyusing the Custom option.
D. Logic threshold of D15~D8
E.

Set the channels to be displayed

F.

Deskew setting, the same as setting analog channels

G. Bus setting

Logic Threshold Setting
The threshold level determines how the input signal is evaluated. The threshold level can be set in the
Logic Setting . The input voltage less than the threshold is recognized as a '0', and the input voltage
greater than the threshold is recognized as a ‘1’.

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The configurable logical level includes TTL, CMOS, LVCMOS 3.3 V,
LVCMOS 2.5 V, and Custom.
The setting range of the custom threshold is - 10.0 V to + 10.0 V.

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14.

Horizontal and Acquisition Setup

14.1. Timebase Setup
The timebase setup is used to adjust the scale and offset of the X (horizontal) axis. This setting applies
to all analog, and digital channels as well as all math traces except FFT.

Click the timebase descriptor box and the quick menu of the timebase settings will pop up. In the menu
timebase (horizontal scale), delay and other parameters can be set.
A.

Set the horizontal scale (timebase) by the virtual
keypadB.

▲ to increase and ▼ to decrease the horizontal
scale. It can also be set through the horizontal
scale knob

C. Set the trigger delay by the virtual keypad
D. ▲ to increase and ▼ to decrease the trigger
delay. It can also be set through the delay knobE.

Set the trigger delay to zeroF.

Set the trigger delay to the left part of the screen

G. Set the trigger delay to the right part of thescreenH. Open the Acquire dialog box

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14.2. Acquisition Setup
14.2.1.

Overview

Click Acquire Menu on the quick menu of the timebase settings, or click the menu bar
Acquire > Menu to recall the Acquire dialog box on the right side.
A.

Select the interpolation mode

B.

Select the Acq mode

C. Select the acquisition mode (Normal / Peak / Average /ERES). See the section "Acquisition" for details.
D. Select the Memory Management mode (Auto, Fixed
Sample Rate, and Fixed Memory). See the section"Memory Management" for details.
E.

Select the maximum memory depth

F.

Enter the sequence menu. See the section “Sequence” fordetails

G. XY mode on/off

Acquisition -- Refer to the "Acquisition" section for details.

Memory Mgmt -- Refer to the "Memory Management" section for details

Depth – The memory depth that can be supported. According to the formula "acquisition time = sample
points x sample interval", setting a larger memory depth can achieve a higher sample rate for a given
time base, but more samples require more processing time, degrading the waveform update rate. The
SDS7000A can obtain the best waveform update rate when the memory depth is 1 kpts, point display
mode, all data analysis functions (Measure, Math, Decode, cursors, etc.) are turned off, C1/C2 is turned
off and C3/C4 is turned on. At full memory depth, the SDS7000A can still operate at full speed sampling
on a time base of 5 ms/div, achieving a balance between overall and detail.

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Interpolation -- At small timebase settings, the number of original points on the screen may be lessthan the number of display pixels in the grid area, so interpolation is necessary to display a continuous
waveform. For example, at 1 ns/div timebase and 10 GSa/s sample rate, the number of original points
is 100, but the number of pixels in the grid area is far greater than 100. In this case, the oscilloscopeneeds to interpolate the original points to make the waveform display on the screen continuous.


X: Linear interpolation, the simplest way of interpolation, connects two original points with astraight line.

Sinc: Sin(x)/x interpolation, the original point is interpolated according to the Nyquist
reconstruction formula, which has a good time-domain recovery effect for a sine wave. But for step
signals / fast rise times, it will introduce false overshoot due to the Gibbs phenomenon.

X Interpolation

Sinc Interpolation

Acq mode: "Fast" is the default setting. The SDS7000A provides a very high waveform update rate infast mode. "Slow" mode will slow down the waveform update on purpose.

XY mode: Use one frame of data input from C1 as the X-axis, and use one frame of data synchronously
collected from C2 as the Y-axis to display the relationship between the two signals. The XY mode isusually used to draw Lissajous diagrams or volt-ampere diagrams of components.

14.2.2.

Acquisition

The acquisition mode is used to determine how to acquire and process the signal. The waveform
acquisition modes include Normal, Peak, Average and ERES.

Normal: The oscilloscope samples the signal with equal time intervals. For most waveforms, the best
display effect can be obtained using this mode.

Peak: Peak detect mode. The oscilloscope acquires the maximum and minimum values of the signal
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effective to observe occasional narrow pulses or spurs with a low sample rate, but the noise displayed
is larger. In peak mode, the oscilloscope will display all pulses with a pulse width longer than 100 ps.

In the following example, a narrow pulse sequence with a pulse width of 3.4 ns and a period of 200 Hz
is sampled at a 5 MSa/s sample rate in normal mode and peak mode. As we can see, because thesample interval (200 ns) is much larger than the pulse width (3.4 ns), it is difficult to capture the narrowpulses in normal mode, but peak mode can ensure that each pulse is captured.

Normal mode

Peak mode

Average: The oscilloscope accumulates multiple waveform frames and calculates the average as theresult. If a stable trigger is available, the resulting average has a random noise component lower thanthat of a single-shot record. The more frames that are accumulated, the lower the noise is. For the
SDS7000A, average processing is implemented by the hardware engine, so it can still maintain a highwaveform update rate when the acquisition mode is set to average.

Normal mode

Average mode（32）Note: Average acquisition is only valid for periodic signals, and it is important to ensurethat the waveform is triggering stably when using average mode.

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broadband random noise on the input signal and improve the signal-to-noise ratio, to improve theeffective resolution (ENOB) of the oscilloscope. The ERES processing of the SDS7000A is realized by
the hardware engine, so it can still maintain a high waveform refresh rate when ERES is turned on.

Normal mode

ERES mode (3-bit)

ERES acquisition does not require the signal to be periodic, nor does it require stable triggering, but
due to the digital filtering, the system bandwidth of the oscilloscope will degrade in ERES mode. The
higher the enhanced bits, the lower the bandwidth. The following table shows the relationship between
ERES bits and bandwidth:68

Enhanced Bits

-3dB bandwidth

0.5

0.25*Sample rate

10.115*Sample rate

1.5

0.055*Sample rate

20.028*Sample rate

2.5

0.014*Sample rate

3

0.007*Sample rate

3.5

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14.2.3.

Memory Management

Memory Management controls how the instrument stores the acquired samples.

Auto: The default acquisition setting. After setting the maximum memory in the Auto mode, theoscilloscope automatically adjusts the sample rate and memory depth according to the time base. The
adjustment principle is to follow the formula:Sample rate = number of samples/time of acquisition
Where the time of acquisition is the time corresponding to the full display (i.e. 10 horizontal divisions).
Note: The maximum memory here is the upper limit of the memory space allocatedby the oscilloscope. The actual sample points are related to the current time base andmay be less than memory depth. The actual sample points information can beobtained in the timebase descriptor box (see the section "Timebase and Trigger
Descriptor Boxes" for details).

Fixed Sample Rate: The sample rate is fixed as set, and the oscilloscope automatically adjusts
memory depth according to the time base. The time of acquisition is the time corresponding to the full
display (i.e., 10 horizontal divisions).
Note: When the sample rate is fixed, it is necessary to pay attention to whether the set
sampling rate and the maximum frequency of the input signal meet the Nyquist
Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem. If the set sampling rate is less than twice themaximum frequency of the input signal, distorted signals will be obtained due tosampling aliasing.

Fixed Memory: The memory depth is fixed as set, and the oscilloscope automatically adjusts the
sample rate according to the time base. With a small time scale (such as 1 ns/div) the memory depth
is beyond the time of the full display, so it needs to zoom out the acquired frame for viewing thecomplete frame in Stop mode.
Note: When the status is Run, the scope only processes the data on the display,which means measure, math, decode, search, etc. only analyzes the data on thedisplay. This is identical to the "Auto" memory management mode.

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14.2.4.

Roll Mode

Click Acquire > Roll to enter roll mode. In this mode, the waveform moves across the screen
from right to left, similar to a strip chart recorder. The horizontal delay control of the waveform will bedisabled when roll mode is active. It only operates at timebase values of 100 ms/div and above.
If you would like to stop the display in Roll mode, click Acquire > Run/Stop . To clear the display
and restart an acquisition in Roll mode, perform Acquire > Run/Stop again.
Note: Zoom is only supported after Stop in Roll mode.

14.2.5.

Sequence

Click Acquire > Sequence to recall the sequence dialog box.
A.

Turn on or off sequenceB.

Set the segment

Sequence mode is a fast acquisition mode, which divides the memory depth into multiple segments(up to 124,000), each of which stores a single shot. In sequence mode, the oscilloscope only acquires
and stores data without processing and displaying it until the specified segments are acquired. As aresult, the dead time between trigger events is minimized, thus greatly improving the waveform update
rate. If sequence mode is enabled, the display will not update until all of the sequences have beenacquired. The SDS7000A can achieve a minimum 0.9 us trigger interval in Sequence mode,
corresponding to a waveform update rate of 1,100,000 wfm/s.

After the acquisition is finished, the oscilloscope will map all the segments together to the screen. If
you need to view and analyze each frame separately, history mode will help (see the section "History"
for details). History mode provides timestamp labels for each segment.

In addition to minimizing the dead time, another advantage of Sequence mode is that it can capture
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Sequence

Sequence

Sequence

StoredExample:Input a pulse sequence with a period of 40 ms to C1. The rise time of the pulse is 150 ns, the fall timeis 70 ns, the pulse width is 200 ns, and amplitude is 0.4 Vpp.
Perform

Auto . Set the coupling mode of C1 to DC50Ω, and vertical scale to 100 mV/div, verticaloffset to 0. Set the trigger level to 0. Set the storage depth to 100Mpts.

In normal mode, 5 pulses can be obtained on the screen with the sample rate of 500MSa/s at
100Mpts memory depth.

Set the trigger mode to "Single" and the timebase to 100 ns/div. Turn on the Sequence mode, and set
the segments to maximum (43,231 in this example, up to 124,000 depending on the number of samples
at the current time base). Wait patiently until the acquisition completes, then all the waveforms
satisfying the trigger conditions are displayed on the screen.
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In Sequence mode, there is no waveform displayed on the screen until the acquisition iscompleted. During acquisition, there is a counter on the screen indicating the number ofsegments that have been acquired.

In the example, 43231 pulses can be obtained with the sample rate of 20 GSa/s at the maximum
memory depth.

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14.3. History
Click Analysis > History to recall the history dialog box.
A.

Turn on or off history mode

B.

Specify the frame index

C. Turn on or off the list
D. List time type
E.

Set the playing mode

F.

Play backward, pause, and play forward

G. Set the time interval between two frames
when playing automatically
H. Enable the “Stop on Search Event”
function, which allows navigating search
events across history frames
I.

List displays the frame index and timelabel for each frame

The oscilloscope automatically stores acquired frames. It can store up to 124,000 frames but the
number may vary due to the memory depth and timebase settings. Turn on history mode, then thestored frames can be recalled and measured.
Continue with the example in the section above. In Sequence mode, all waveforms that satisfy thetrigger conditions are mapped to the display. If you need to observe a single frame, you can use historymode.
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Input the number "52" to specify the 52th segment (frame).

Observing the 52th frame captured by Sequence in history mode

Click theList

area and turn on the list. The time label corresponding to the 52th waveform isdisplayed. The time resolution is microseconds. Time label types include AcqTime or Delta T ,AcqTime corresponds to the absolute time of the frame, synchronized with the real-time clock of theoscilloscope; Delta T is the acquisition time interval between adjacent two frames, it is shown as
26.602ms in the following diagram, which is consistent with the period of the actual waveform.

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In addition to manually specifying a frame, history mode supports auto-play:
Click thesoftkey to replay the waveform from the current frame to the first.

Click thesoftkey to stop replay.

Click thesoftkey to replay the waveform from the current frame to the last.

Click the Interval Time area to control the speed of automatic play. In the process of automatic play,
the list will automatically scroll to the current frame.

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15.

Zoom

The SDS7000A supports waveform zoom in the horizontal and vertical directions. Press
button, or press the horizontal scale knob, or perform Acquire > Zoom to turn on Zoom.

When the Zoom function is on, the oscilloscope will open a separate window specifically to display theZoom waveform. The Zoom window can amplify waveforms in both vertical and horizontal directions.

The area not covered by the gray background in the main waveform area is the range to be zoomedin (zoom area). Click the descriptor box of the zoom trace to recall the quick dialogs for setting thevertical and horizontal parameters of the zoom window.

When the zoom window is activated, the zoom area can be expanded or compressed by rotating thehorizontal and vertical scale knob. Rotating the horizontal and vertical position knob to move theposition of the region. When the main window is activated, the scale knobs and position knobs areused to change the scale and delay/offset of the main window. The operations above can also be
performed by different gestures. Below is the example of changing the setting in the horizontal direction
by gestures. The gestures for changing the setting in the vertical direction are similar.

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Adjust the horizontal position of the zoom area by dragging left and right in the zoom area of the main
window or waveform in the Zoom window.
Adjust the vertical position of the zoom area by dragging up and down in the zoom area of the main
window or waveform in the Zoom window.

Adjust the horizontal position of the waveform by
dragging the gray area of the main window left andright.
Adjust the vertical position of the waveform by
dragging the gray area of the main window up anddown.

Adjust the horizontal scale of Zoom window by horizontal pinch and spread in the zoom area of themain window or the Zoom window.
Adjust the vertical position of the zoom area by dragging up and down in the zoom area of the main
window or waveform in the Zoom window.

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Adjust the horizontal/vertical scale of the main
window by using a pinching or spreading gesture in
the gray area of the main window.

Double click a location in the main window to quickly set the center of the zoom area.

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16.

Trigger

16.1. Overview
The oscilloscope only acquires waveforms of interest (i.e., the ones that satisfy the trigger condition)
and aligns all trigger events at the trigger position to form a stable waveform display. The trigger is oneof the most important features of an oscilloscope since we can only analyze a signal that we can trigger
reliably and stably.

The trigger position is movable on the display. The following diagram shows the structure of theacquisition memory. The acquisition memory is divided into pre-trigger and post-trigger buffers and theboundary between them is the trigger position. Before the trigger event arrives, the oscilloscope fills
the pre-trigger buffer first, and then continuously updates it in FIFO mode until the trigger event arrives.
After the trigger event, the data fills the post-trigger buffer. When the post-trigger buffer is full, an
acquisition is completed.

Trigger Event

Pre-trigger Buffer

Post-trigger Buffer

Acquisition Memory

Below is the definition of the states in the process of filling the acquisition memory:
Arm: The pre-trigger buffer is not full, and the oscilloscope does not respond to any trigger events.
Ready: The pre-trigger buffer is full, and the oscilloscope is waiting for the trigger event.
Trig’d: A trigger event is detected and the oscilloscope starts to fill the post-trigger buffer.

Trigger settings should be based on the features of the input signal. For example, a sine wave with arepeatable period can be triggered on the rising edge; for capturing hazards in a combinational logic
circuit, the pulse trigger can be set. You need to have some knowledge of the signal-under-test to
quickly capture the desired waveform.

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16.2. Trigger Setup
Click the trigger descriptor box to display the quick menu of trigger settings. The trigger setup dialog
box is displayed on the right side of the screen.
A.

Click the level region and roll the mouse wheel toadjust the trigger level. Click the region again and thevirtual keypad will be available

B.

▲ to increase and ▼ to decrease the trigger level

C. Set the trigger level to the vertical center of the
waveform automatically
D. Set the trigger mode to "Auto"E.

Set the trigger mode to "Single"F.

Set the trigger mode to "Normal"

Quick menu

G. Perform a force trigger

Trigger setup dialog box:
A.

Select trigger type

B.

Select the trigger source

C. Select the trigger slope (When the trigger type is"Edge", "Slope" and other specific types)
D. Set holdoff (None/Time/Events)
E.

Set trigger coupling mode (DC/AC/LF Reject/HF
Reject)F.

Enable/disable Noise Rejection. When noise
reject is on, the trigger hysteresis is increased, so
the noise immunity of the trigger circuit is better.
As a compromise, the trigger sensitivity degrades

G. Set the Zone trigger

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Trigger Related Label

Trigger level Indicator

Horizontal 0 position Indicator

Horizontal 0 position(out of screen) Indicator

16.3. Trigger Level
Both analog and digital triggers must have a correct trigger level value. The oscilloscope judges
whether a waveform satisfies the trigger condition when it crosses the trigger level. If it does, thecrossing time is the trigger position. In the following figure, the trigger condition is set as a rising edge.
When the signal with a positive slope crosses the trigger level, the trigger condition is satisfied and thetime point the signal crosses the level is the trigger position.

In some special triggers, the system will automatically set the trigger level, such as using AC Line as
the trigger source.

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16.4. Trigger Mode
The trigger mode determines how the oscilloscope acquires waveforms.

Auto: An internal timer triggers the sweep after a preset timeout period if no trigger has been foundso that the oscilloscope continuously updates the display whether a trigger happens or not. Automode is suitable for unknown signals or DC signals.

Note: In Auto mode, if the signal satisfies the trigger conditions but cannot trigger theoscilloscope stably, it may be that interval between two trigger events exceeds thetimeout period. Try Normal mode in this case.

Normal: Triggers and acquisitions only occur when the trigger conditions are met. Otherwise, theoscilloscope holds the last waveform on the display and waits for the next trigger. Normal mode issuitable for acquiring:

Only events specified by the trigger settings

Rare events

Single: Captures and displays a single frame that satisfies the trigger conditions, and then stops. The
following trigger events are ignored until the Single acquisition is restarted. Single-mode is suitable for:One-shot events or periodic signals, such as power-on\off waveforms on a power railRare events

Force: The oscilloscope triggers regardless of whether the input signal meets the trigger conditions or
not.

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16.5. Trigger Type16.5.1.

Overview

The trigger modes of the SDS7000A are digital designs. Compared with analog trigger circuits, digitaltriggers can not only greatly optimize trigger precision and trigger jitter, but also support multiple trigger
types and complex trigger conditions.
Edge -- Trigger on a rising edge, falling edge or both
Slope -- Trigger when an edge crosses two thresholds that lie inside or outside aselected time range
Pulse -- Trigger at the end of a pulse when the pulse width lies inside or outside aselected time range
Video -- TV trigger on falling edge

Window -- Trigger when the signal leaves the widow region.
Interval -- Trigger on the second edge when the time between the edges is inside oroutside a selected time range
Dropout -- Trigger when the signal disappears for longer than the Dropout value.
Runt -- Trigger when a pulse crosses the 1st threshold but not the 2nd before recrossing the 1st threshold again
Pattern -- Trigger when pattern condition transitions from false to true. All inputs set to
DC coupling
Serial --Trigger on specified condition in a serial bus. See the chapter "Serial Trigger
and Decode" for details.
Qualified -- Trigger with edge trigger setting only after the qualifying condition issatisfied
Nth Edge –Trigger on the Nth edge of a burst that occurs after a specified idle time
Delay --Trigger when the delay time between source A and source B meets the limit
condition
Setup/Hold --Trigger when the setup time or hold time meets the limit condition

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16.5.2.

Edge Trigger

Edge trigger distinguishes the trigger points by seeking the specified edge (rising, falling, alternating)and trigger level. The trigger source and slope can be set in the trigger dialog box.

Click the Source area to select the trigger source, and click the Slope area to select rising, falling,or alternating.
Rising -- Only trigger on the rising edge
Falling -- Only trigger on the falling edge
Alternating -- Trigger on both the rising and falling edge

Holdoff, coupling, and noise reject can be set in edge trigger, see the sections "Holdoff", "Trigger
Coupling" and "Noise Reject" for details.

Note: Perform Auto Setup , and the oscilloscope will set the trigger type to Edge.

16.5.3.

Slope Trigger

The slope trigger looks for a rising or falling transition from one level to another level in the specified
time range. For example, positive slope time is defined as the time difference between the two crossing
points of trigger level lines A and B with the positive edge as shown in the figure below.

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Click the Source area to select the trigger source, and click the Slope area to select rising or
falling.
Rising -- Only trigger on the positive slope
Falling -- Only trigger on the negative slope

Adjust the Upper/Lower Level
The slope trigger requires upper and lower trigger levels.
When the trigger type is sloping trigger, click the trigger
descriptor box, the pop-up quick menu will show twolevels.

The upper/lower level can be set in the following way:
Click the Level Upper area in the quick menu to select the upper level, and then set the level value
by the virtual keypad, or the multi-functional knob, or the mouse wheel. To set the lower level is similar.

The lower level should always be less than or equal to the upper level. In the trigger descriptor box,
the current active level is displayed. On the left side of the following figure, "H" represents high level;
On the right side of the following figure, "L" represents low level.

Set Limit Range
Click theLimit Range

area in the trigger dialog box to select the time condition and set thecorresponding time in the Upper Value / Lower Value area.
Less than a time value（≤） -- Trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the input signal islower than the specified time value.

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Great than a time value（≥） -- Trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the input signal
is greater than the specified time value.
Within a range of time values （[--,--]） -- Trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the
input signal is greater than the specified lower limit of time and lower than the specified upper limit oftime value.
Outside a range of time value（--][--） -- Trigger when the positive or negative slope time of the input
signal is greater than the specified upper limit of time and lower than the specified lower limit of timevalue.

Holdoff, coupling, and noise reject can be set in slope trigger, see the sections "Holdoff", " Trigger
Coupling " and "Noise Reject" for details.

16.5.4.

Pulse Trigger

Trigger on a positive or negative pulse with a specified width. Trigger source, polarity (positive,
negative), limit range, and time value can be set in the trigger dialog box.

Less than a time value（≤）-- Trigger when the positive or negative pulse time of the input signal islower than the specified time value. Below is an example of a trigger condition set to a positive pulse
width < 100ns

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Great than a time value（≥）-- Trigger when the positive or negative pulse time of the input signal isgreater than the specified time value. Below is an example of a trigger condition set to a positive pulse
width > 100ns

Within a range of time values （[--,--]）-- Trigger when the positive or negative pulse time of the input
signal is greater than the specified lower limit of time and lower than the specified upper limit of thetime value. Below is an example of a trigger condition set to 100 ns < positive pulse width < 300 ns.

Outside a range of time value（--][--）-- Trigger when the positive or negative pulse time of the input
signal is greater than the specified upper limit of time and lower than the specified lower limit of thetime value.

Holdoff, coupling, and noise reject can be set in pulse trigger, see the sections "Holdoff", "Trigger
Coupling" and "Noise Reject" for details.

16.5.5.

Video Trigger

Video trigger can be used to capture the complicated waveforms of most standard analog video signals.
The trigger circuitry detects the vertical and horizontal interval of the waveform and produces a trigger
based on the video trigger settings you have selected. The SDS7000A supports standard video signals
for NTSC (National Television Standards Committee), PAL (Phase Alternating Line), HDTV (HighDefinition Television), and a custom video signal trigger.

Source, standard, and synchronization mode can be set in the video trigger dialog box. When thesynchronization mode is "Select", line and field can be specified.

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Click theStandard and select the video standard. The SDS7000A supports the following video

standards:
TV Standard

Scan TypeSync Pulse

NTSC

Interlaced

Bi-level

PAL

Interlaced

Bi-level

HDTV 720P/50

Progressive

Tri-level

HDTV 720P/60

Progressive

Tri-level

HDTV 1080P/50

Progressive

Tri-level

HDTV 1080P/60

Progressive

Tri-level

HDTV 1080i/50

Interlaced

Tri-level

HDTV 1080i/60

Interlaced

Tri-level

CustomThe table below shows the parameters of the custom video trigger:

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Frame Rate

25Hz, 30 Hz, 50 Hz,60 Hz

Of Lines

300 ~ 2000

Of Fields

1,2,4,8Interlace

1:1, 2:1,4:1,8:1

Trigger Position

Line

Field

(line value)/1(1:1)

1(line value)/2 (2:1)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(line value)/4(4:1)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(line value)/8(8:1)

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Line value: The number of lines set in the Line (300 ~ 2000).
In the custom video trigger type, the corresponding "Of Fields" varies with the selection of the “Interlace”
ratio. Therefore, the number of fields selected and the number of lines corresponding to each field canalso be varied. If the "Of Lines" is set to 800, the correct relationship between them is as follows:
Of Lines

Interlace

Of Fields

Trigger Line

Trigger Field

800

1:1

1

800

1

800

2:1

1/2/4/8400

1/1~2/1~4/1~8

800

4:1

1/2/4/8200

1/1~2/1~4/1~8

800

8:1

1/2/4/8100

1/1~2/1~4/1~8

Set the video trigger for a video signal
Click Sync for trigger mode selection, video trigger mode has "Any" and "Select" options. In "Any"mode, the video signal can be triggered on any line that meets the conditions. In the "Select" mode,the signal can be triggered by a specified field and a specified line.
For progressive scanning signals (e.g., 720p/50, 720p/60, 1080p/50, 1080p/60), only the specified line
can be selected to trigger when the synchronization mode is “Select”.
For interlaced scanning signals (such as NTSC, PAL, 1080i/50, 1080i/60, and Custom), when thesynchronization mode is "Select", the specified line and the specified field can be selected to trigger.

The following table shows the corresponding relations between line and field for all video standards(except for Custom)Standard

Field 1

Field 2NTSC

1 to 263

1 to 262

PAL

1 to 313

1 to 312

HDTV 720P/50, 720P/60

1 to 750

HDTV 1080P/50, 1080P/60

1 to 1125

HDTV 1080i/50, 1080i/60

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To gain familiarization with the video trigger, try these two examples:

Trigger on a specific line of video (NTSC standard)

Use “Custom” to trigger video signals

Trigger on a Specific Line of Video
Video trigger requires that any analog channel can be used as the trigger source with a synchronization
amplitude greater than 1/2 grid. The example below sets to trigger on Field 1, Line 22 using the NTSC
video standard.
1.

Open the trigger menu.

2.

In the trigger menu, click Type , and select "Video".

3.

Click the Source and select C1 as the trigger source.

4.

Click the Standard and select the "NTSC".

5.

Click the Sync and select the "Select" to make the Field and Line optional, then select "1" inthe "Field", and set the "Line" to "22" by using the mouse wheel or the virtual keypad.

Trigger on a Specific Line of Video (NTSC)

Use "Custom" to Trigger Video Signals
Custom video trigger supports video signals with frame rates of 25, 30, 50, and 60 Hz respectively,
and the specified row is within the range of 300 to 2000. The following describes how to trigger a"Custom" video signal.
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1. Open the trigger menu.
2. In the trigger menu, click the Type , and select "Video".
3. Click the Source and select C1 as the trigger source.
4. Click the Standard and select the "Custom".
5. Click the Custom Setting to open the custom setting menu and click the Interlace to selectthe required interlace ratio (assuming that the interlace ratio is 8:1). Then set the frame rate andselect the number of lines and the number of fields.
6. Click the Sync to select the synchronization mode for the input signal:a)Select the "Any" mode, and the signal can be triggered on any line that meets the trigger

condition.
b)

Select the "Select" mode, then set the specified line and the specified field to trigger the signal.

Assuming that the "Field" is set to 8, you can select any field from 1 to 8, and each field can choose
any line from 1 to 100.

16.5.6.

Window Trigger

The window trigger is similar to the edge trigger, except that it provides an upper and a lower trigger
level. The instrument triggers when the input signal passes through the upper level or the lower level.

There are two kinds of window types: Absolute and Relative. They have different trigger-leveladjustment methods. Under the Absolute window type, the lower and the upper trigger levels can be
adjusted separately. The relative window provides adjustment for the Center value to set the window
center and the Delta value to set the window range. In this mode, the lower and the upper trigger levels
always move together.



If the lower and the upper trigger levels are both within the waveform amplitude range, theoscilloscope will trigger on both rising and falling edges.



If the upper trigger level is within the waveform amplitude range while the lower trigger level is outof the waveform amplitude range, the oscilloscope will trigger on the rising edge only.

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If the lower trigger level is within the waveform amplitude range while the upper trigger level is outof the waveform amplitude range, the oscilloscope will trigger on the falling edge only.

To set window trigger via the Absolute window type
Refer to "Adjust Upper/Lower Level" in the section "Slope Trigger".

To set window trigger via the Relative window type
When the window trigger type is set to "Relative", click thetrigger descriptor box. The pop-up menu will show two userdefined parameters: “Level +/-Delta" and "Level Center".

The above two parameters can be set in the following way:
Select the parameter in the Level +/-Delta area of the quick menu, then set the parameter value by
the virtual keypad, or the multi-functional knob or the mouse wheel. Setting the center level is similar.
In the trigger descriptor box, the current active level is displayed. "C" represents center level, "D"represents scale.

Note: "Level +/-Delta” represents half of the actual window area. For example, whenthe value is 200mV, it represents a range of ±200 mV, which is a 400mV window.

Holdoff, coupling, and noise reject can be set in the window trigger, see the sections "Holdoff", "Trigger
Coupling" and "Noise Reject" for details.

16.5.7.

Interval Trigger

Trigger when the time difference between the neighboring rising or falling edges meets the time limit
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the set time value, the trigger diagram is as follows:

Trigger source, slope (rising, falling), limit range, and time value can be set in the trigger dialog box.
Holdoff, coupling, and noise reject can be set in interval trigger, see the sections "Holdoff", "Trigger
Coupling" and "Noise Reject" for details.

16.5.8.

Dropout Trigger

Dropout trigger includes two types: Edge and State.

Edge
Trigger when the time interval (△T) from when the rising edge (or falling edge) of the input signal
passes through the trigger level to when the neighboring rising edge (or falling edge) passes throughthe trigger level is greater than the set time, as shown in the figure below:

State
Trigger when the time interval (△T) from when the rising edge (or falling edge) of the input signal
passes through the trigger level to when the neighboring falling edge (or rising edge) passes throughthe trigger level is greater than the set time, as shown in the figure below:

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Trigger source, slope (rising, falling), dropout type, and time value can be set in the trigger dialog box.
Holdoff, coupling, and noise reject can be set in the dropout trigger, see the sections "Holdoff", "Trigger
Coupling" and "Noise Reject" for details.

Note: Under dropout trigger, selecting the upper or lower edge refers to calculating thetimeout time from the edge, and the waveform may not necessarily be triggered on theedge. As long as the set time value is less than △T, the waveform is triggered fromthe selected edge to the position where the set time value is met.

16.5.9.

Runt Trigger

Runt trigger looks for pulses that cross one threshold but not another as shown in the figure below:

A positive runt pulse across through the low level but not the high level.

A negative runt pulse across through the high level but not the low level.

Holdoff, coupling, and noise reject can be set in the dropout trigger, see the sections "Holdoff", "Trigger
Coupling" and "Noise Reject" for details.

16.5.10.

Pattern Trigger

The Pattern trigger identifies a trigger condition by looking for a specified pattern. The SDS7000A
provides 4 patterns: logical AND, OR, NAND and NOR combination of the channels. Each channel canbe set to "Low", "High" or "Don't Care". If all channels are set to "Don’t Care", the oscilloscope will not
trigger. The result after the logical operation is triggered from true to false, that is, triggers on the fallingedge of the combined waveform.

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Logic (AND, OR, NAND, NOR), source, limit range, and time value can be set in the trigger dialog box.

Source Setting
Click theSource Settingarea to recall the following dialog box and set up for each channel

separately. Each channel can be set to "Low", "High" or "Don't Care". The threshold can be determinedby setting the Level Value .
When digital channels are turned on, the logic state of the digital channel can also be set in the source
setting dialog box.

The logical setting of analog channels

The logical setting of digital channels

Limit Range
This setting is particularly useful to filter the hazard signals of combinational logic. When multiple
triggering positions simultaneously meet the pattern trigger conditions, a specific time value can be set
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to trigger the oscilloscope at the code type combination position that meets the time value. This setting
is particularly useful when filtering hazards in a combinational logic.

Holdoff can be set in pattern trigger, see the section "Holdoff" for details.

16.5.11.

Qualified Trigger

The qualified trigger is an edge trigger after a user-defined qualified condition is satisfied. So a qualified
trigger has two sources; one is the source of the edge trigger, and the other is the qualified source.
The qualified types include “State”, “State with Delay”, “Edge”, and “Edge with Delay”. When the typeis “State”, the oscilloscope triggers on the first edge when the qualified source is in the specified state(High or Low). When the type is “State with Delay”, a time limit condition is also available.
Qualified
SourceEdge
Trigger
SourceTrigger
Position

Qualified State = High
Edge = Rising

When the type is “Edge”, the oscilloscope triggers at the first edge after the specified edge (Rising or
Falling) of the qualified source; when the type is “Edge with Delay”, a time limit condition is available.

Qualified
SourceEdge
Trigger
SourceTrigger
Position

Qualified Edge = Rising
Edge = Rising

Click the Qualify Setting region to set the qualified source and threshold; Click the Edge Setting
region to set the edge trigger source, threshold, and slope.

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16.5.12.

Nth Edge Trigger

Nth edge trigger is similar to an edge trigger with conditions. The trigger is satisfied after meeting theuser-defined idle time and edge number conditions. As shown in the figure below, when the idle time
between the pulse trains is greater than the specified idle time, it is triggered on the third falling edgeof the pulse train.

Trigger source, slope (rising, falling), idle time, and edge number can be set in the trigger dialog box.
Holdoff, coupling, and noise reject can be set in the Nth edge trigger, see the sections "Holdoff","Trigger Coupling" and "Noise Reject" for details.

16.5.13.

Delay Trigger

A delay trigger is true when the edge of source B occurs after meeting the set conditions of source A
and a user-defined delay time. The setting of source A is similar to that of the pattern trigger and canbe used for logical "and" combination of multiple channels. The slope in the source A setting refers to
the Slope of the combined logical results in the Source Setting .

Click the SourceB Setting region to set the edge trigger source and slope. Click the Limit Rangeand Upper / Lower Value region to set the delay time condition.

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16.5.14.

Setup/Hold Trigger

The clock and data sources need to be set in the setup/hold trigger setting. The set-up time starts when
the data signal crosses the trigger level and ends when the specified clock edge arrives. The holding
time starts when the specified clock edge arrives and ends when the data signal crosses the trigger
level again (as shown in the figure below). When the set-up time or hold time meets the preset time
limit conditions, the oscilloscope will trigger.

Click the Clk Setting region to set the clock source, threshold, and slope; Click the Data Setting
region to set the data source, threshold, and state.

16.5.15.

Serial Trigger

Refer to Chapter “Serial Trigger and Decode” for detailed information.

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16.6. Trigger Source
The trigger sources supported by each trigger type are different. See the table below for details:
Trigger Type

C1~C4

EXT, EXT/5

AC LineD0~D15

Edge

√

√

√

√

Slope

√

×

×

×

Pulse

√

×

×

√

Video

√

×

×

×

Window√

×××

Interval

√

×

×

√

Dropout

√

×

×

√

Runt

√

×

×

×

Pattern

√

×

×

√

Serial√××√

Qualified

√

×

×

√

Nth Edge

√

×

×

√

Delay

√

×

×

√

Setup/Hold

√

×

×

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16.7. Holdoff
Holdoff is an additional condition for triggers and can be used to stabilize the triggering of complex
waveforms (such as a pulse series). It can be set to a time or number of events.

Holdoff by Time
Holdoff time is the amount of time that the oscilloscope waits before re-arming the trigger circuitry. The
oscilloscope will not trigger until the holdoff time expires.

Use the holdoff to trigger on repetitive waveforms that have multiple edges (or other events) between
waveform repetitions. You can also use holdoff to trigger on the first edge of a burst when you know
the minimum time between bursts.

For example, to achieve a stable trigger on the repetitive pulses shown in the figure below set theholdoff time (t) to 200ns<t<600ns.

Holdoff by Event
The Holdoff event sets the number of events that the oscilloscope counts before re-arming the trigger
circuitry. The oscilloscope will not trigger until the counter that tracks holdoff events reaches the set
value. In the following figure, the holdoff event is set to 3, and the signal is triggered on the fourth edge.

Parameter Start Holdoff On defines the initial position of holdoff. It characterizes the relationshipbetween the initial starting position of each triggering release and the previous triggering position.

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Acq Start -- The initial position of holdoff is the first-time point satisfying the trigger condition. In theexample above, each holdoff starts from the first rising edge of the pulse sequence.

Last Trig Time --The initial position of holdoff is the time of the last trigger. In the example above, thelast trigger position is at the second rising edge of the pulse sequence and the second holdoff starts
from that point.

16.8. Trigger Coupling
The coupling setting of a trigger is only valid when the trigger source is C1~C4, EXT, or EXT/5.


DC: All of the signal’s frequency components are coupled to the trigger circuit for high-frequency
bursts or where the use of AC coupling would shift the effective trigger level.



AC: The signal is capacitively coupled. DC levels are rejected. See the datasheet for details of the
cut-off frequency.



HFR: Signals are DC coupled to the trigger circuit and a low-pass filter network attenuates highfrequencies (used for triggering on low frequencies). See the datasheet for details of the cut-off
frequency.



LFR: The signal is coupled through a capacitive high-pass filter network, DC is rejected and low
frequencies are attenuated. For stable triggering on medium to high-frequency signals. See thedatasheet for details of the cut-off frequency.

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16.9. Noise Reject
Noise Reject adds additional hysteresis to the trigger circuitry. By increasing the trigger hysteresis, thenoise immunity becomes better but the trigger sensitivity degrades.

Noise Reject = Off

Noise Reject = On

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16.10. Zone Trigger
The SDS7000A includes a zone trigger to help isolate elusive glitches. There are two user-definedareas: Zone1 and Zone2. Users can set the property of each zone as “intersect” or “not intersect” asan additional condition to further isolate the interesting event quickly. “Intersect” only includes events
that occur within the zone. “Not-intersect” events include all events that occur outside of the zone.
Click Trigger > Zone to recall zone dialog box:
A.

Turn on or off zone trigger

B.

Select the source: C1~C4

C. Turn on or off zone1
D. Set the property of zone1: Intersect or Not Intersect
E.

Set the coordinate of zone1. The range is within the
waveform area

F.

Turn on or off zone2

G. Set the property of zone2: Intersect or Not Intersect
H. Set the coordinate of zone2. The range is within the
waveform area

The zones can be created and moved by the mouse or by setting Zone Setting in the dialog box.
The color of the zone’s outline is consistent with the color of the specified source (Channel 1 = Yellow,
etc...).

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Mouse
When the zone trigger is turned on, click-and-hold on any position within the waveform area and draw
a rectangular box, as shown in the following figure:Once a zone is created, it can be moved by dragging.

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Select C1 as the source, turn on zone1,

Select C1 as the source, turn on zone1,and set the property as "Intersect"and set the property as "Not Intersect"

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Dialog Box
Click Zone > Zone Setting to recall the dialog box.
A.

Set the left border of the zone

B.

Set the right border of the zone

C. Set the top border of the zone
D. Set the bottom border of the zone
E.

Return to the previous menu

Click the regions above to set the value by the mouse wheel orthe virtual keypad.

Note: If zone1 and zone2 are both turned on, the result of the "AND" operation in twozones becomes the qualified condition of triggering.

Below is an example in which we want to capture a waveform of bus contention using the SDS7000A:

With a simple edge trigger, it is unlikely to trigger consistently on this anomaly. Thanks to the highwaveform update rate of the SDS7000A, we can confirm there is bus contention happening by enabling
the persistence display, as shown in the figure below:

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In this case zone trigger is a quick and simple way to capture the waveform. Enable the zone trigger,
and draw a box to intersect with the bus contention part, as shown in the figure below:

Now, we can accurately capture the exact bus contention waveform:

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17.

Serial Trigger and Decode

17.1. Overview
The SDS7000A supports serial bus trigger and decode on the following serial bus protocols: I2C, SPI,UART, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, CAN FD, I2S, MIL-STD-1553B, SENT, Manchester, USB2.0 and
ARINC429.

Click the trigger descriptor box, and then select the Type as Serial in the trigger dialog box toset the serial trigger:A.

Select the type as Serial

B.

Select the serial bus protocol

C. Set the signal, including the mapping relation between
channels and bus signals, and the thresholds
D. Trigger setting

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Perform Analysis > Decode to turn on the serial decode dialog box:
A.

Set the list of decoded results

B.

Select the bus to set, Bus1 or Bus2

C. Turn on/off the bus
D. Set the bus display format (Binary, Decimal, Hex, andASCII)
E.

Select the serial bus protocol

F.

Click to set the signal, including the mapping relation
between channels and bus signals, and the thresholds. Thisis similar to the signal setting of a serial trigger.

G. Configure the bus protocol
H. Synchronize the settings between a serial trigger and decode

Below are detailed descriptions of the trigger and decode steps for each protocol.


I2C Trigger and Serial Decode

SPI Trigger and Serial Decode

UART Trigger and Serial Decode

CAN Trigger and Serial Decode

LIN Trigger and Serial DecodeFlexRay Trigger and Serial Decode

CAN FD Trigger and Serial Decode

I2S Trigger and Serial Decode

MIL-STD-1553B Trigger and Serial Decode

SENT Trigger and Serial DecodeManchester Serial DecodeUSB2.0 Serial Decode

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17.2. I2C Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding I2C signals. Please read the following for more details:"I2C Signal Settings", "I2C Trigger" and "I2C Serial Decode".

17.2.1.

I2C Signal Settings

Connect the serial data signal (SDA) and the serial clock signal (SCL) to the oscilloscope, set the
mapping relation between channels and signals, and then set the threshold level of each signal. The
signal settings of the decode and trigger are independent. If you want to synchronize the settings
between decode and trigger, please perform Protocol Copy in the decode dialog box.

A.

Set the source of SCL. In the example above, SCL is connected to C1.

B.

Set the threshold level of SCL. It is 1.00V for the LVTTL signal in this example.

C. Set the source of SDA. In the example above, SDA is connected to C4.
D. Set the threshold level of the SDA channel.
E.

Return to the previous menu.

F.

Threshold level line. It only appears when adjusting the threshold level.

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Copy Setting
Click the Protocol Copy in the decode dialog box to synchronize
the settings between the trigger and decode.
A.

Copy the decode settings to trigger

B.

Copy the trigger settings to decode

C. Return to the previous menu.

Note: The synchronization is not automatic. If the settings in one place change, a copy
operation is necessary to re-synchronize.

17.2.2.

I2C Trigger

When the protocol is set to I2C, the following trigger conditions can be set: Start, Stop, Restart, No Ack,
EEPROM, or an R/W frame with a specific device address and data value.
Click Trigger Setting in the I2C trigger
dialog box to select the trigger condition:

Start -- The oscilloscope will be triggered when the SDA line transitions from high to low while the SCL
is high.
Stop -- The oscilloscope will be triggered when the SDA line transitions from low to high while the SCL
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Restart -- The oscilloscope will be triggered when another “Start” occurs before a “Stop".
No Ack -- The oscilloscope will be triggered when the SDA line is high during any SCL’s ACK bit.
EEPROM -- The trigger searches for EEPROM control byte
value 1010xxx on the SDA bus. And there is a Read bit and an
ACK bit behind EEPROM. Set the data value and compare typeaccording to Data1 and Limit Range . If EEPROM’s data
is greater than (less than, equal to) Data1 , the oscilloscope
will be triggered at the edge of the ACK bit behind the Data byte.
The Data byte doesn’t need to follow the EEPROM.

7 Address & Data -- the oscilloscope will be triggered on the read or write frame in 7-bit address mode.
Frame (Start: 7-bit address: R/W: Ack) -- Data1 and Data2 are set to “0xXX”. If all bits match, thentrigger on the Ack bit followed by the R/W bit.

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Frame (Start: 7-bit address: R/W: Ack: Data: Ack: Data2) -- If all bits match, then trigger on the Ack bit
followed by the Data2.

10 Address & Data -- If all bits match, then trigger on the Ack bit followed by the Data.
Frame (Start: Address 1st byte: R/W: Ack: Address 2nd byte: Ack: Data)

If you set the trigger condition to 7 address & data or 10
address & data:Address can be selected in the hexadecimal range of
0x00 to 0x7F (7-bit) or 0x3FF (10-bit). If the address isselected as "0xXX (7-bit address)" or "0xXXX (10-bit
address)", the address is ignored. It will always trigger on
the Ack bit followed by the address.



Data1

and

Data2

can be selected in thehexadecimal range of 0x00 to 0xFF. If the data is selected
as "0xXX", the data is ignored. It will always trigger on the
Ack bit followed by the address.
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Data Length -- The data length range is 1 to 12 bytes. When the SDA data length is equal to the valueof Data Length and address length is the same as the set value, the oscilloscope will be triggered.
Click the Address Length to select "7-bits" or "10-bits" to match the address of the input signal.

Click the Data Length and roll the mouse wheel or use the virtual keypad to set the data length
to match the data length of the input signal.

17.2.3.

I2C Serial Decode

The layout of the display when I2C decode is enabled is as follows:A.

The waveform display area shows the original waveforms of the bus signals

B.

The bus display shows the decoding result of the bus. At most two buses can be decoded at
the same time. Click Bus Operation in the dialog box to turn on or off the selected bus,
and click Bus Display to select the display type of decode result (Binary, Decimal, Hex, orASCII).

C. List display area. The decode result of multiple frames can be displayed in the list, in which
each row shows the time label and decode result of a frame. Click Result List to set theparameters of the list.
D. Decode dialog box

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The beginning of a frame, displayed in yellow green.

The address value is displayed at the beginning of a frame. The write address is displayed in green
and the read address is in yellow.



W/R bit is represented by (W) and (R), followed by the address value.



Theafter a data or address byte represents ACK (acknowledgment), andindicates noacknowledgment.
The data value is displayed in white.

The ending of a frame, displayed in blue.

A red point at the end of a segment indicates there is not enough space on the display to show
the complete content of a frame, and some content is hidden, such as.

The position of the bus in the vertical direction can be adjusted by dragging with the mouse.

List

TIME -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.



Address -- Address value. For example, "0x50" means that address = 50 with noacknowledgement.



R/W -- Read or write address.



DATA -- Data bytes.

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Configuration
There is only one item Include R/W Bit in the configuration of the I2C decode. When it is disabled,
the address is represented separately from the R/W bit, and when it is enabled, the R/W bit isrepresented together with the address.

For example, the address 0x50: Write: no Ack, is displayed as "0x50" when the R/W bit is not included
and is displayed as "0xA1” when the R/W bit is included.

17.3. SPI Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding SPI signals. Please read the following for more details:"SPI Signal Settings", "SPI Trigger" and "SPI Serial Decode".

17.3.1.

SPI Signal Settings

Connect the CLK, MOSI, MISO, and CS signals to the oscilloscope and set the mapping relation
between channels and signals. Then set the threshold level of each signal. The process of specifying
the source and threshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings".

CLK
In addition to specifying the source and the threshold level, for the CLK signal, it is also necessary to
specify the Edge Select .
Rising–Data latched on the rising edge of the clock.



Falling–Data latched on the falling edge of the clock.

The user can select the edge according to the actual phase relationship between the clock and thedata of the SPI bus. Referring to the following figure, when the falling edge of the clock is aligned withthe data, the rising edge is selected to latch the data. When the rising edge of the clock is aligned withthe data, the falling edge is selected to latch the data.

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The CS signal should be set to correct CS Type , including CS, ~CS, and Clock Timeout.
CS – Active high. The CS signal needs a complete rising edge in the screen to be regarded as
active.

~CS – Active low. The ~CS signal needs a complete falling edge in the screen to be regarded as
active.



Clock Timeout – It is not necessary to specify the source and the threshold level for the CS signal.
The only parameter for the CS signal is the timeout Limit, which is the minimum time that the clock
signal must be held idle before the oscilloscope acquires valid data. This setting is suitable for thecase where the CS signal is not connected, or the number of oscilloscope channels is insufficient(such as two-channel oscilloscopes).

The method of copying settings is the same as I2C signal settings. See "I2C Signal Settings" for details.

Example:Connect the data, CLK, and ~CS signals of an SPI bus respectively to C1, C2, and C3. Data width =8-bit, Bit order = MSB, CS polarity = active low, and 12 data bytes are transmitted in one frame.

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In the SPI trigger signal menu, set the source and threshold of CLK, MISO, and CS signals, then copy
the trigger settings to decoding. Adjust the timebase, so that there is a falling edge on the CS signal
shown on the screen:

When the CS type is set to Clock Timeout, turn on Cursor, measure the clock idle time between frames
as 0.3 us, and measure the interval between clock pulses as 30 us, then set the timeout to a value
between 0.3 us and 30 us. In this example it is set to 1 us:

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If the data width is set to be greater than 8 bits (such as 16 bits), measure the clock idle time between
8-bit data packets as 2.5 us, and then set the timeout time to a value between 2.5 and 30 us. In thisexample, it is set to 5 us:

17.3.2.

SPI Trigger

The trigger condition for the SPI trigger is mainly about data.
Click Trigger Setting in the dialog box to set data:
A.

Trigger Type: MISO or MOSIB.

Set the position type

C. Data Length: Specify the data length for each SPI
frame, with a range of 4-96 bit
D. Set to trigger on the specified data value. Click
Data Value twice, and enter the value by thevirtual keypad, or click All Same to set all bits to
0, 1, or ignored ("X")

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E.

Set the bit order to MSB or LSB

F.

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17.3.3.

SPI Serial Decode

The configuration of SPI decoding is similar to I2C.
In the Protocol Config menu, Data Length (4-32 bit) and Bit Order (LSB or MSB) are configurable.

17.4. UART Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding UART signals. Please read the following for more details:"UART Signal Settings", "UART Trigger" and "UART Serial Decode".

17.4.1.

UART Signal Settings

Connect the RX and TX signals to the oscilloscope, set the mapping relation between channels andsignals, and then set the threshold level of each signal. The process of specifying the source andthreshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings".

In the BusConfig menu of trigger or decode, the following parameters are available:
A.

Click to select the baud rate: 600,1200, 2400, 4800,
9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 b/s or Custom

B.

Data Length: 5~8 bit

C. Parity Check: None, Odd, Even, Mark, or Space. If
the data is 9 bits, the 9th bit is treated as Mark parity
or Space parity
D. Select the number of stop bits (1, 1.5, 2)E.

Set the idle levelF.

Set the bit order

G. Return to the previous menu

The method of copying settings is the same as I2C signal settings. See "I2C Signal Settings" for details.

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17.4.2.

Click Trigger Setting in the dialog box to set the trigger condition:A.

Source Type: RX or TX

B.

Trigger condition: Start, Stop, Data or Error

C. When the "trigger condition" is Data, set the compare
type to =, >, <D. When the "trigger condition" is Data, set the data
value
E.

Return to the previous menu

Trigger ConditionStart -- The oscilloscope triggers when the start bit appears on the RX/TX.

Stop -- The oscilloscope triggers when the stop bits appear on the RX/TX. It always triggers on
the first stop bit.



Data -- Trigger on data✓

Click Compare Type to select "=", ">" or "<".

✓

Click Value to set the data value by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range of data
values is 0x00 to 0xff.



Error -- The oscilloscope performs a parity check on the data according to the parity type set by
the user, and triggers if the check value is incorrect.

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17.4.3.

UART Serial Decode

The configuration of UART decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.

On the bus:


DATA is displayed in frames and displayed in white.

Check value errors will cause the associated data words to be displayed in red.

The red point at the end of a segment indicates there is not enough space on the display to show
the complete content of a frame and some content is hidden.

In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.

RX -- Receive data.

RX Err -- Receive error type.

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TX -- Send data.

Data -- Send error type.

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17.5. CAN Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding CAN signals. Please read the following for more details:"CAN Signal Settings", "CAN Trigger" and "CAN Serial Decode".

17.5.1.

CAN Signal Settings

Connect the CAN_H and CAN_L signals to the oscilloscope, set the mapping relation between
channels and signals, and then set the threshold level of each signal. The process of specifying thesource and threshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings".

In BusConfig menu of trigger and decode, baud rate can be set to: 5 kb/s, 10 kb/s, 20 kb/s, 50 kb/s,
100 kb/s, 125 kb/s, 250 kb/s, 500 kb/s, 800 kb/s, 1 Mb/s or Custom.

The method of copying settings is the same as I2C signal settings. See "I2C Signal Settings" for details.

17.5.2.

CAN Trigger

Click Trigger Setting in the CAN trigger dialog box to set the trigger condition:

Start -- The oscilloscope triggers at the beginning of the frame.



Remote -- The oscilloscope triggers on a remote frame with a specified ID. ID, ID Bits (11-bit or
29-bit), and Curr ID Byte (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th byte) can be set. Curr ID Byte is used to specify
the byte to be adjusted when using the mouse wheel.

ID -- The oscilloscope triggers on the data frame that matches the specified ID. ID, ID Bits (11-bit
or 29-bit), and Curr ID Byte (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th byte) can be set.

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

Error -- The oscilloscope triggers on the error frame.

17.5.3.

CAN Serial Decode

The configuration of CAN decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.

On the bus:

ID is displayed in frames and displayed in green.

LEN (data length) is displayed in frames and displayed in light yellow.



DATA is displayed in frames and displayed in white.

CRC is displayed in frames and displayed in blue.



Ack is played in pink.

The red point at the end of a segment indicates there is not enough space on the display to show
the complete content of a frame and some content is hidden.

In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.

Type -- Type of the frame. The Data frame is represented by “D” and the Remote frame isrepresented by “R”.

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Length -- Data length.



Data -- Data values.



CRC -- Cycle redundancy check.

Ack -- Acknowledge bit.

17.6. LIN Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding LIN signals. Please read the following for more details:“LIN Signal Settings”, “LIN Trigger” and “LIN Serial Decode”.

17.6.1.

LIN Signal Settings

Connect the LIN signal to the oscilloscope, and then set the threshold level of the signal. The processof specifying the source and threshold is similar to “I2C Signal Settings”.

In BusConfig menu of trigger and decode, baud rate can be set to: 600 b/s,1200 b/s, 2400 b/s, 4800
b/s, 9600 b/s, 19200 b/s or Custom.

The method of copying settings is the same as I2C signal settings. See “I2C Signal Settings” for details.

17.6.2.

LIN Trigger

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Break -- The oscilloscope triggers at the beginning of the frame.

ID -- The oscilloscope will trigger when it detects a frame with its ID equal to the set value, with asetting range of 0x00 to 0x3f

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ID & Data -- The oscilloscope will trigger when it detects a frame with its ID and data equal to theset value. You can set "ID", "Data1", and "Data2" respectively.



Data Error -- The oscilloscope triggers on the error frame of the LIN signal.

17.6.3.

LIN Serial Decode

The configuration of LIN decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.

On the bus:

ID is displayed in frames and displayed in green.

LEN (data length) and CHK are displayed in frames and displayed in white.

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DATA are displayed in frames and displayed in blue.

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In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.

ID -- ID of the frame.



Data length -- Data length.



ID Parity -- ID parity check.

Data -- Data values.

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Checksum -- Data checksum.

17.7. FlexRay Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding FlexRay signals. Please read the following for more details:"FlexRay Signal Settings", "FlexRay Trigger" and "FlexRay Serial Decode".

17.7.1.

FlexRay Signal Settings

Connect the FlexRay signal to the oscilloscope, and then set the threshold level of the signal. The
process of specifying the source and threshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings".

In the BusConfig menu of the trigger or Protocol Config menu of the decode, the baud rate canbe set to: 2.5 Mb/s, 5.0 Mb/s, 10.0 Mb/s, or Custom.

The method of copying settings is the same as I2C signal settings. See "I2C Signal Settings" for details.

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17.7.2.

Click Trigger Setting in the FlexRay trigger dialog box to set the trigger conditions:

TSS -- The oscilloscope triggers on the transmission start sequence.



Frame -- The oscilloscope triggers on the frame.
✓

Set Frame header indicators: Payload preamble indicator, null frame indicator, sync frame
indicator, startup frame indicator.

✓

Click ID to set the frame ID by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range of ID is 0x000
to 0x7ff.

✓

Click Compare Type to select "=", ">" or "<". When setting the Compare Type as "=",
the Repetition Factor is also required.

✓

Click Cycle to set the cycle count by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range of data
values is 0 to 63.

Symbol -- The oscilloscope triggers on CAS/MTS (Conflict Avoidance Symbol/ Media access Test
Symbol) or WUS (Wake-up Symbol)



Errors -- The oscilloscope will trigger when a data error happens, including errors on FSS, BSS,
FES, Header CRC, and Frame CRC.

17.7.3.

FlexRay Serial Decode

The configuration of FlexRay decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.

On the bus:The signatures (CAS/MTS, WUP) are displayed in yellow-green.



TSS transmission start sequence, displayed in yellow-green. The null frame indicator, the Sync

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The ID is displayed in the frame and displayed in green.

PL (Valid Data Length) is displayed in frames, in words, and in light yellow.



HCRC (Head Check Code) is displayed in the frame and displayed in blue.



CYC (cycle) is displayed in the frame and displayed in light yellow.



D (data) is displayed in the frame and displayed in white.



FCRC (Data Check Code) is displayed in the frame and displayed in blue.

In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.



FID -- Frame ID, the symbol occupies a single line of the list.

PL -- Valid Data Length

HCRC -- Head Check Code

CYC -- Cycle count

Data -- Data values

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17.8. CAN FD Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding CAN FD signals. Please read the following for more details:"CAN FD Signal Settings", "CAN FD Trigger" and "CAN FD Serial Decode".

17.8.1.

CAN FD Signal Settings

Connect the CAN FD signal to the oscilloscope, and then set the threshold level of the signal. The
process of specifying the source and threshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings".

In BusConfig menu of trigger or Protocol Config menu of the decode, the nominal baud rate canbe set to: 10 kb/s, 25 kb/s, 50 kb/s, 100 kb/s, 250 kb/s, 1 Mb/s or Custom. The data baud rate can be
set to: 500 kb/s, 1 Mb/s, 2 Mb/s, 5 Mb/s, 8 Mb/s, 10 Mb/s or Custom.

The method of copying settings is the same as I2C signal settings. See "I2C Signal Settings" for details.

17.8.2.

CAN FD Trigger

Click Trigger Setting in the CAN FD trigger dialog box to set the trigger conditions:A.

Frame Type: Both, CAN, CAN FD

B.

When the "Frame Type" is CAN FD, turn on or off ISO

C. When the "Frame Type" is CAN FD, set the BRS (BitRate Switch) to Both, Normal or FD
D. Trigger Condition: Start, Remote, ID, ID + Data, Error
E.

Return to the previous menu

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Trigger ConditionStart -- The oscilloscope triggers at the beginning of the frame.



Remote -- The oscilloscope triggers on a remote frame with a specified ID. ID, ID Bits (11-bit or
29-bit), and Curr ID Byte (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th byte) can be set. Curr ID Byte is used to specify thebyte to be adjusted when using the mouse wheel.

ID -- The oscilloscope triggers on the data frame that matches the specified ID. ID, ID Bits (11-bit
or 29-bit), and Curr ID Byte (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th byte) can be set.



ID + Data -- The oscilloscope triggers on the data frame that matches the specified ID and data.ID,
ID Bits (11-bit or 29-bit), Curr ID Byte (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th byte), Data1, and Data2 can be set.



Error -- The oscilloscope triggers on the error frame.
✓

Error Frame✓

Stuff Bit Error✓

CRC Mismatch Error: The oscilloscope triggers when the calculated CRC does not match thetransmitted CRC.

✓

Stuff Bit Cnt Err: Effective only when ISO is turned on, the oscilloscope triggers when the stuff
bit count is incorrect.

✓

Stuff Bit Cnt Par. Err: Effective only when ISO is turned on, the oscilloscope triggers when thepolarity of the stuff bit count is incorrect.

17.8.3.

CAN FD Serial Decode

The configuration of CAN FD decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.
On the bus:

ID is displayed in the frame and displayed in green.

BRS (Bit Rate Switch) is displayed in the frame and displayed in light yellow.



ESI (Error State Indicator) is displayed in the frame and displayed in blue.

L (Data Length) is displayed in the frame and displayed in light yellow.



D (Data) is displayed in the frame and displayed in white.

CRC is displayed in the frame and displayed in blue.



Ack is displayed in the frame and displayed in pink.

The red point at the end of a segment indicates there is not enough space on the display to show
the complete content of a frame and some content is hidden.

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In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.

Type -- Type of the frame. The Standard CAN frame is represented by "Std", CAN FD frame isrepresented by "FD", the extended frame is represented by "Ext" and the remote frame isrepresented by "RTR".



ID -- Frame ID.

Length -- Data length.



Data -- Data bytes.

CRC -- Cycle redundancy check.

Ack -- Acknowledge bit.

17.9. I2S Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding I2S signals. Please read the following for more details:"I2S Signal Settings", "I2S Trigger" and "I2S Serial Decode".

17.9.1.

I2S Signal Settings

Connect the WS, BCLK, and Data signals to the oscilloscope, set the mapping relation between
channels and signals, and then set the threshold level of each signal. The process of specifying thesource and threshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings"

BCLK
In addition to specifying the source and the threshold level, BCLK signals also require the specificationof the Edge Select .
Rising– Data latched on the rising edge of the clock.

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Falling– Data latched on the falling edge of the clock.

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In addition to specifying the source and the threshold level, WS signals also require the specificationof the Left CH .
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Low– Select the left channel when WS is low and the right channel when WS is high.

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High– Select the right channel when WS is low and the left channel when WS is high.

The method of copying settings is the same as I2C signal settings. See "I2C Signal Settings" for details.

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17.9.2.

Click Trigger Setting in the I2S trigger dialog box to set the trigger conditions:A.

Audio Variant: Audio-I2S, Audio-LJ, Audio-RJ

B.

Trigger Condition: Data, Mute, Clip, Glitch, Rising
Edge, Falling Edge

C. Channel: Set the channel to trigger, Left or Right
D. Set the bit order to MSB or LSB
E.

Channel Bits: Specify the receiver word length. The
length should be greater than or equal to the “Start
bit+Data bits”

F.

Start Bit: The start bit of data, ranging from 0 to 31

G. Data Bits: Specify the number of bits per word,
ranging from 0 to 31
H. When the "Trigger Condition" is Data, set thecompare type to =, >, <I.

When the "Trigger Condition" is Data, set the data
value

J.

Return to the previous menu

Trigger Condition

Data -- Trigger on data.
✓

Click Compare Type to select "=", ">" or "<".

✓

Click Value to set the data value by the virtual keypad. The range of data value is related
to the number of Data Bits .

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Mute -- Trigger on the mute signal. Mute signal: Volume is less than the set value and duration
reaches the set value.
✓

Click MNF to set the mute threshold by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range ofvalues is related to the number of Data Bits .

✓Click Duration to set the value by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range is 1-64
frames.



Clip -- Trigger on the clipped signal. Clip signal: Volume is greater than the set value and duration
reaches the set value.
✓

Click Clip Level to set the clip threshold by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The rangeof values is related to the number of Data Bits .

✓Click Duration to set the value by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range is 1-64
frames.



Glitch -- Trigger on glitches within the audio signal.
✓

Click Threshold to set the threshold by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range ofvalues is related to the number of Data Bits .



Rising Edge -- Trigger on signals greater than the Threshold setting value.
✓

Click Threshold to set the threshold by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range ofvalues is related to the number of Data Bits .



Falling Edge -- Trigger on signals less than the Threshold setting value.
✓

Click Threshold to set the threshold by the mouse wheel or virtual keypad. The range ofvalues is related to the number of Data Bits .

17.9.3.

I2S Serial Decode

The configuration of I2S decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.
In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.

Type -- Channel type, the left channel is represented by "Left CH" and the right channel isrepresented by "Right CH".



Data -- Data bytes.

Error – Error.

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17.10. MIL-STD-1553B Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding MIL-Standard 1553B signals. Please read the following
for more details: "MIL-STD-1553B Signal Settings", “MIL-STD-1553B Serial Trigger” and “MIL-STD1553B Serial Decode”

17.10.1.

MIL-STD-1553B Signal Settings

Connect the MIL-STD-1553B signal to the oscilloscope, set the mapping relation between channels
and signals, and then set the threshold level of each signal. The process of specifying the source andthreshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings"

17.10.2.

MIL-STD-1553B Serial Trigger

When the oscilloscope is set to capture MIL-STD-1553B signals, it can be triggered on Transfer, Word,
Error, or triggered on frames that meet the specified message sending interval and response time.
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Trigger on Transfer:All -- Trigger at the end of the Sync pulse of any word.

BC-RT (Rcv) – Trigger on the specified transmission messages from bus controller to remoteterminal. RxCmd + Word Count + DW, RxStat can be specified, and the response time should beless than 14us.



RT-BC (Xmit) – Trigger on the specified transmission messages from remote terminal to bus
controller. TxCmd + Word Count, TxStat+ DW can be specified, and the response time should beless than 14us.



RT-RT – Trigger on the specified transmission messages from remote terminal to remote terminal.
RxCmd + Word Count, TxCmd + Word Count, TxStat + DW, RxStat can be specified, and the
response time should be less than 14us.

Mode Command – Trigger on the specified mode command without DW. TxCmd + Mode Code,
TxStat can be specified, and the response time should be less than 14us.

Mode Command_Data (Xmit) – Trigger on the specified mode command (transmit) with DW.
TxCmd + Mode Code, TxStat + DW can be specified, and the response time should be less than
14us.



Mode Command_Data (Rcv) – Trigger on the specified mode command (receive) with DW.
RxCmd + Mode Code + DW, RxStat can be specified, and the response time should be less than
14us.



BC-RT (S) (B‘cast) – Trigger on the specified broadcast transmission messages from bus
controller to each remote terminal. Rxcmd (The remote terminal address is 11111) + Word Count+ DW can be specified.



RT-RT (S) (B‘cast) – Trigger on the specified broadcast transmission messages from remoteterminal to each remote terminal. RxCmd (The remote terminal address is 11111), TxCmd, TxStat+ DW can be specified.



Mod Command (B‘cast) – Trigger on the specified broadcast mode command without DW.
TxCmd (The remote terminal address is 11111) + Mode Code can be specified.



Mod Command_Data (B‘cast) – Trigger on the specified broadcast mode command with DW.
TxCmd (The remote terminal address is 11111) + Mode Code + DW can be specified.

Trigger on Word:All -- Trigger at the end of the Sync pulse of any word.

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Count/Mode Code can be specified.


Data -- Trigger on the specified DW.

Status -- Trigger on the specified status word, and RT Address, Error, Inst, SRQ, Bcast Rcvd,
Busy, Sub Syst, Dyn Bus, and Term Flag can be specified.

Trigger on Error:Invalid Sync – The oscilloscope triggers when an invalid Sync pulse is found. If the high and low
level of sync pulse are less than 1.5 bit, it is considered invalid, with a tolerance of 10%.

Manchester Error – The oscilloscope triggers when a manchester code error is detected.

Idle Error – The oscilloscope triggers when the word length is incorrect. A word length less than
20 bits is considered an error.



Parity Error – The oscilloscope triggers when parity error occurs.



Bad Word Count – The oscilloscope triggers when the Word Count does not meet the definitionof command word.

Address Mismatch – The oscilloscope triggers when the remote terminal address mismatch
between status word and command word.



Non Contig. Data – The oscilloscope triggers when there is a gap between DW.

Sync Error – The oscilloscope triggers when the message format is not satisfied. When acommand word or status word is expected to appear during message transmission, but a data
word appears, it is considered an error.

Trigger on Timing:Response Time -- Trigger on the status word that meets the response time requirement. The
response time range is [4us, 12us].

Inter Message Gap -- Trigger on the messages that meet the message interval requirement. The
minimum message interval is 4us.

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17.10.3.

MIL-STD-1553B Serial Decode

The configuration of MIL-STD-1553B decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.

On the bus:


C/S is displayed in green.



RTA is displayed in light yellow.

The remaining data value of the C/S is displayed in white.

Data is displayed in yellow, and the data value behind it is displayed in white.

CRC is displayed after the data value and displayed in blue.

In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position



RTA -- The RT addressType -- Type of the word

Data -- Data values

Error -- Error type17.11. SENT Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding SENT signals. Please read the following for more details:"SENT Signal Settings", "SENT Trigger" and "SENT Serial Decode".
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SENT Signal Settings

17.11.1.

Connect the SENT signal to the oscilloscope, set the mapping relation between channels and signals,
and then set the threshold level of each signal. The process of specifying the source and threshold issimilar to "I2C Signal Settings"
In theBusConfig

menu of trigger orProtocol Config

menu of the decode, the following

parameters are available:
A.

Click to specify the nominal clock period (tick) timeB.

Set the percent tolerance to determine whether the sync
pulse is valid for decoding the data

C. Set the number of nibbles in a Fast Channel Message
D. Set the CRC format that will be used in calculating thecorrectness of the CRCs. The New CRC selection uses the2010 CRC format. If “NEW” is not selected, the CRC will
use the 2008 format. Enhanced Serial Message CRCs arealways calculated using the 2010 format, but for the Fast
Channel Messages, and Short Serial Message CRCs, thechosen setting is used
E.

Specify whether there is a pause pulse between Fast
Channel Messages

F.

Return to the previous menu

SENT Trigger

17.11.2.

When the protocol is set to SENT, the following trigger conditions can be set: Start, Slow Channel, Fast
Channel, and Error.
Click

Trigger Settingin the SENT

trigger dialog box to select the trigger
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SDS7000A User ManualStart -- The oscilloscope will be triggered at the start of the message (after 56 Sync ticks). You canselect the type of message: Fast Channel Message, Slow Channel Message, or any.
Fast Channel -- The oscilloscope will be triggered on a Fast Channel Message when the Status &Communication nibble and the data nibbles match the specified values.


Status can be selected in the hexadecimal range of 0x0 to
0xF. If the value is selected as "0xX", the state is ignored.

Compare Type can be specified as Equal, Not Equal, Lessthan, Less or Equal, Greater than, Greater or Equal, in Rangeof, or out of Range.



At Pos determines the start position of the trigger data. If
selected as Value, you need to set

Nibble Pos

in thedecimal range of 0 to 5. If selected as Don’t care, theoscilloscope will be triggered at the first data which matches
the specified condition.


Nibble Len can be selected in the decimal range of 1 to 6.
It is associated with the Nibble Pos .



Data can be selected in hex. The range is associated with
the Nibble Pos . If the data is selected as "0xXX", the data
is ignored.

Slow Channel -- the oscilloscope will be triggered on a Slow Channel Message.
Frame (short serial message) -- The 16-bit message consists of a 4-bit Message ID nibble, 2 nibbles(1 byte) of data, and a CRC checksum nibble. If ID and data match, then trigger on the end of CRC bit.

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The serial message frame contains 21 bits of payload data. Two different configurations can be chosen
and determined by the configuration bit (serial data bit #3, serial communication nibble No. 8):

Frame (enhanced serial message with 4bits ID) --16-bit data and 4-bit message ID, the configuration
bit is 1.

Frame (enhanced serial message with 8bits ID) —12-bit data and 8-bit message ID, theconfiguration bit is 0.

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If you set the trigger condition to Slow Channel:

ID can be selected in the hexadecimal range of 0x0 to
0xF (short serial / enhanced serial with 4 bits ID) or 0x00 to
0xFF (enhanced serial with 8 bits ID). If it is selected as"0xXX", the ID is ignored.

Compare Typecan be specified as Equal, Not Equal,

Less than, Less or Equal, Greater than, Greater or Equal,in Range of, or out of Range.
Data can be selected in the hexadecimal range of 0x00
to 0xFF (short serial) or 0x0000 to 0xFFFF (enhanced serial
with 4 bits ID) or 0x000 to 0Xfff (enhanced serial with 8 bits
ID). If it is selected as "0xXX", the data is ignored.

Error -- The oscilloscope triggers on the error frame. Errors include Successive Sync Pulses Error,
Pulse Period Error, Fast Channel CRC Error, Slow Channel CRC Error, All CRC Errors.
Successive Sync Pulses Error: Triggers on a sync pulse whose width varies from the previous
sync pulse's width by greater than 1/64 (1.5625%, as defined in the SENT specification).

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Pulse Period Error: Triggers if a nibble is either too wide or too narrow (for example, data nibble <12 (11.5) or > 27 (27.5) ticks wide). Sync, S&C, data, or checksum pulse periods are checked.

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Fast Channel CRC Error: Triggers on any Fast Channel Message CRC error.

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Slow Channel CRC Error: Triggers on any Slow Channel Message CRC error.

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All CRC Errors: Triggers on any CRC error, Fast or Slow.

17.11.3.

SENT Serial Decode

The configuration of SENT decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.

On the bus:
For Fast Channel:

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SYNC is displayed in pink

STATE is displayed in green

DATA is displayed in white

CRC and Pause are displayed after the data and displayed in blue

For Slow Channel:

ID is displayed in green

DATA is displayed in white

CRC is displayed in blue

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In the list view:Time — The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.

Sync — Sync pulse width (only fast channel)

State — Status & Communication nibble (only fast channel)ID — ID of the frame (only slow channel).

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Data — Data values

CRC — Cycle redundancy checkPause — Pause ticks

Error — Error type17.12. Manchester Serial DecodeThis section covers decoding Manchester signals. Please read the following for more details:"Manchester Signal Settings" and "Manchester Serial Decode".

17.12.1.

Manchester Signal Settings

Connect the Manchester signal to the oscilloscope, set the mapping relation between channels andsignals, and then set the threshold level of the signal. The process of specifying the source andthreshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings".

In the BusConfig menu of decode, the following parameters are available:

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Click to specify the baud rate, the range is 500 b/s to 5 Mb/s

B.

Set the Manchester signal's logic type. R:1 indicates thatthe rising edge is used to encode a bit value of logic 1, and
F:1 indicates that the falling edge is used to encode a bit
value of logic 1

C. Set the idle level
D. Set the starting edge of the Manchester signal. The range is
1~32
E.

Set the minimum idle time/inter-frame gap time of theManchester bus in terms of the bit widthF.

Set the display format to Byte or Bit

G. Set the bit order to MSB or LSB
H. Set the sync field size, from 0 to 32
I.

Set the header size, from 0 to 32

J.

Set the number of words in the data field, from 1 to 255

K.

Set the data word size, from 2 to 8

L.

Set the trailer size, from 0 to 32

M. Return to the previous menu

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17.12.2.

Manchester Serial Decode

The configuration of Manchester decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.

On the bus:

SYNC is displayed in pinkThe header is displayed in green

DATA is displayed in whiteThe trailer is displayed in blue

In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.

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17.13. USB2.0 Serial DecodeThis section covers decoding USB2.0 signals. Please read the following for more details: "USB2.0
Signal Settings" and "USB2.0 Serial Decode". The SDS7000A does not support USB2.0 Trigger.

17.13.1.

USB2.0 Signal Settings

The USB2.0 signal setting is based on the signal speed. Under the Decode Protocol Configuration
menu, select the signal speed: low speed (1.5Mb/s), full speed (12Mb/s), or high speed (480Mb/s).
Connect the USB2.0 signal to the oscilloscope. For low or full speed signals, set the D+ source, Dsource, and the threshold level of each source. For high speed signals, set the differential source. The
process of specifying the source and threshold level of the signal is similar to "I2C Signal Settings".

1. USB2.0 Serial Decode
The configuration of USB2.0 decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding.

On the bus:

SYNC is the synchronisation field displayed in pink. The field width of high-speed packets is 32bits,
and the field width of full/low speed packets is 8bits.

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For the SOF, the frame number follows SYNC and is displayed in yellow.

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PID is the packet type, displayed in green. There are four categories of PIDs: Token, Data,
Handshake, and Special Packet, totally 16 types.

For Token packet, the address field follows the PID and is displayed in yellow.

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For Token packet, the endpoint number follows the address field and is displayed in yellow-green.

For Data packet, the data field follows the PID and is displayed in white.

CRC is displayed in blue.

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EOP is the end of the data packet field, displayed in light yellow.

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In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position

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PID -- Data packet type

Address -- Address value, only Token packets have this fieldEndp -- Endpoint number, only Token packets have this fieldData -- Data wordsFr -- Frame number, only SOF packets have this fieldCRC -- Cycle redundancy checkError -- Error type17.14. ARINC 429 Trigger and Serial DecodeThis section covers triggering and decoding ARINC 429 signals. Please read the following for moredetails: "ARINC 429 Signal Settings", “ARINC 429 Trigger” and "ARINC 429 Serial Decode".

17.14.1.

ARINC 429 Signal Settings

Connect the A-line signal and the B-line signal to the oscilloscope, set the threshold level of the signal,and specify the triggering or decoding signal source (A-line, B-line, or A-B). The process of specifying

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the source and threshold is similar to "I2C Signal Settings".
In the Protocol Config menu of decode, the following parameters are available:
A.

Click to specify the baud rate: 12.5kbit/s, 100 kbit /s or Custom

B.

Set the Tolerance, the range is 1-20%

C. Select the Word Format: Label, SDI, Data or SSM
D. Return to the previous menu

17.14.2.

ARINC 429 Trigger

Click Trigger Setting in the ARINC 429
trigger dialog box to set the trigger condition:

Word Start – The oscilloscope triggers at the start of the word.
Word End - The oscilloscope triggers at the end of the word.
Label - The oscilloscope triggers when the specified label value appears.
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Click Compare Type to select: “=”, “>” or “<”✓Click Label(Octal) to set the data value by the virtual keypad. The range of the data value
is 0x00 to 0xff.

Label + Data - The oscilloscope triggers when the specified label value and other word fields appear.
Label value, data value, SDI, and SSM can be set.
Error -- The oscilloscope triggers on the error frame, include CRC Error, Byte Error, Gap Error, Byte
Error or Gap Error, Any Error.
Any Bit -- The oscilloscope triggers on the presence of any bit that forms an eye diagram.
Any Bit of 0 -- The oscilloscope triggers on the presence of any bit with a value of 0.
Any Bit of 1 -- The oscilloscope triggers on the presence of any bit with a value of 1.

17.14.3.

ARINC 429 Serial Decode

The configuration of ARINC 429 decoding is similar to that of I2C decoding. In the ARINC 429 decoding
dialog box, the Protocol Signals and Protocol Config settings can be synchronized with ARINC
429 triggering through Protocol Copy .

On the bus:Label is displayed in frames and displayed in pink.

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SDI(Source/Destination Identifiers) is displayed in frames and displayed in green.

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DATA is displayed in frames and displayed in white.

SSM(Signal/Status Matrix) is displayed in frames to describe the data properties of a transmission,and displayed in yellow.

The red point at the end of a segment indicates there is not enough space on the display to show
the complete content of a frame and some content is hidden.

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In the list view:Time -- The horizontal offset of the current data frame head relative to the trigger position.

Label -- Octal format, used to indicate data type.

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SDI – Indicate the origin/destination of data.

Data -- Data values.

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SSM – Describe the data properties of a transmission.

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Error – Error type.

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18.

Cursors

18.1. Overview
Cursors are important tools when measuring signals. Rapid measurements can be performed using
cursors in both horizontal and vertical directions. The cursor types include X1, X2, X1-X2, Y1, Y2, andY1-Y2, used to indicate X-axis values (time or frequency) and Y-axis values (amplitude) on a selected
waveform (C1~C4/F1~F4/M1~M4/Histogram).
Perform Cursors > Menu to open the cursors dialog box:
A.

Turn the cursor function on or off

B.

Cursor Mode. The vertical cursors will automaticallytrack the waveform in Trace mode

C. Specify the cursor A (optional when cursor type is X-Y)
D. Set the position of the cursor A
E.

Specify the cursor B

F.

Set the position of the cursor B

G. Select the cursors type (horizontal, vertical, horizontal +vertical), this option is supported only in "Manual" mode.
H. Select the source
I.

Display style of cursors text

J.

X cursor reference (Delay or Position). Delay measuresthe cursor position relative to the Horizontal Delay/Offset
position. Position measures the cursor position relative
to the horizontal center of the display

K.

Y cursor reference (Offset or Position), this option is
supported only in "Manual" mode.

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Manual -- Manually sets the cursors’ position. Cursors type (horizontal, vertical, horizontal +vertical) is available in this mode.

Track -- The cursor type is automatically set to "horizontal + vertical". In this mode, only horizontal
cursors are adjustable, while the vertical cursors automatically attach to the cross-point of the
cursor and the source waveform.

Measure – Automatically indicates the measured item using cursors.

Manual Mode

Track Mode

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Cursors TypeX (horizontal) -- Vertical dotted lines that measure horizontal time (when the source is an FFT waveform,
X cursors measure frequency).

X cursors (time)

X cursors (frequency)

X1 -- The left (default) vertical dotted line. It can be manually moved to any horizontal position on
the screen.

X2 -- The right (default) vertical dotted line. It can be manually moved to any horizontal positionon the screen.

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X1- X2 -- The difference between X1 and X2. After this option is selected, changing the value will
move both X1 and X2 simultaneously.

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the selected channel). When the cursor's source is the math function, the units will match the mathfunction.

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Y1 -- The upper (default) horizontal dotted line. It can be manually moved to any vertical positionon the screen.

Y2 -- The lower (default) horizontal dotted line. It can be manually moved to any vertical positionon the screen.

Y1- Y2 -- The difference between Y1 and Y2. After this option is selected. Change the value tomove both Y1 and Y2 simultaneously.

X+Y (horizontal + vertical) -- Both the X cursors and Y cursors are enabled.

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Display Mode M1Display Mode M2

M1 -- The position information of each cursor is attached to the cursor, and the difference
information is between the two cursors with arrows connected to the cursors. This mode is moreintuitive.

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M2 -- The position information of each cursor and the difference between the cursors are displayed
in a region on the screen. The region can be moved by dragging to avoid covering the waveform.
This mode is relatively concise.

Cursors Reference
X cursors reference:

Fixed Delay– When the timebase is changed, the value of X cursors remains fixed.

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Fixed Position– When the timebase is changed, the X cursors remain fixed to the grid position on
the display.

Y cursors reference:

Fixed Offset – When the vertical scale is changed, the value of Y- cursors remain fixed.

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Fixed Position – When the vertical scale is changed, the Y-cursors remain fixed to the grid positionon the display.

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Take the X cursors reference as an example to demonstrate the scaling effect of different settings:

Timebase=50ns/div，X1=-200ns (-4div)，X2=100ns (2div)

Fixed position, timebase is changed to 100 ns/div, and the grid number of X cursors(-4div, 2div) remains fixed. The value of X1 and X2 is changed to -400 ns, 200 ns.

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100 ns) remains fixed. The grid number of X cursors is changed to -2div, 1div.

18.2. Select and Move Cursors
The cursors can be selected and moved directly by the mouse, in addition, they can be selected in the
cursor’s value dialog box.

Gesture or Mouse
Directly click the cursor and drag it, as shown below:

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Click the display area of △X (or △Y) in M1 mode and drag it to move the two cursors simultaneously,
as shown in the figure below. This is equivalent to the operation on the cursor type X1-X2 or Y1-Y2.

Knob
Move the cursor position through the two knobs in the front panel cursor area, knob A is used to move
X1/Y1, and knob B is used to move X2/Y2/△X/△Y.
Gesture movement of the cursor is fast but not precise enough, and knob movement of the cursor isfine but not fast enough. It is recommended to combine two methods: first use gesture movement forcoarse adjustment, and then rotate the multi-functional knob for fine adjustment to improve efficiency.

Dialog Box
Click the cursor value area of the dialog box, and then roll themouse wheel to adjust the position, or set through the pop-up
Virtual keyboard.

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Measurement

19.1. Overview
The SDS7000A features a strong automatic measurement list. These parameters can be automaticallymeasured without cursors and include common measurements such as rise time, fall time, peak-peak,
and period. The SDS7000A can also measure multiple channels at the same time, showing up to 9
parameter measurements with statistics while in the M1 display mode and up to 12 parameters in theM2 mode. If you wish to view more parameters on a specified channel, then the "Simple" mode can be
employed. For measuring waveform of interest in a time gate, the "Gate" function is suggested.
Some parameter measurements (such as the mean) may be a value generated by all the data in aframe. Some parameter measurements (such as period) accumulate all measurements in a frame, but
the displayed value is always the first value. If you want to know the distribution of multiple parameters
in one frame, you should use the statistics function.

A.

The waveform display area automatically compresses when the other windows are displayed

B.

Measurement parameters and statistics display area. If select the mode as “Simple”, the "Simple"
parameter area is displayed

C. Measure dialog box

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Measure, or click Measure > Menu to open the dialog box.

A.

Enable/disable measureB.

Set the mode of measure: Simple or Advanced. "Simple"
shows the specified basic measurement parameters of theselected channel. In "Advanced" mode, the measurement
parameters can be added one by one as needed

C. Measure configuration: gate, amplitude strategy, threshold,and display mode
D. Clear all the selected measurements
E.

Select measurement parameters

F.

Tools including Trend, Track, and Measure Cursor. This
item is not displayed under “Simple” mode

G. Turn on or off statistics. This item is not displayed under“Simple” mode
H. Statistics settings: count limit, reset statistics, andhistogram. This item is not displayed under “Simple” mode

19.2. Set Parameters
Click Type in the measure dialog box, or click + in the measurement parameters and statistics
display area to open the parameter selection window:

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Set the source of the current setting.

B.

Measurement parameter classification tabs, including Favorite, Vertical, Horizontal,
Miscellaneous, and CH Delay. Click a tab and thearea will display the corresponding

parameters
C. Parameters area. Click the parameter to be measured to activate it, and click it again to close
the parameter.
D. Background highlighted parameters represent it is activated. In the figure above, "Pk-Pk" and"ROV" are activated.
E.

Description of the last selected parameter.

The correct steps to add a measurement parameter are to select the source in thethen select the parameter in thearea andarea. For example, to add Pk-Pk measurements for C1 andPeriod measurements for C2, follow the steps below:
Source > C1 > Vertical > Pk-Pk
Source > C2 > Horizontal > Period

For the channel delay (CH Delay) measurement, because the number of sources involved is greaterthan 1, the steps to specify the source are different:

In the parameter selection area, the channel corresponding to Source A is specified first, and thenthe channel corresponding to

Source B . Finally, the measurement parameter is selected. For

example, to activate the skew between C1 and C2, you can follow the following steps:
Source A > C1 > Source B > C2 > Skew

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Click + in the blank area to add a parameter.
Click – in the upper right corner of each parameter to close the parameter.
Click × in the upper right corner of the area to close the measurement.
Click Clear in the dialog box to close all parameters.

The “Favorite” tab is used to store frequently used items. You can customize this tab. Up to 20 items
can be stored in it. Long-click an item to add or remove it from the “Favorite” tab. For example, to add
Pk-Pk to the “Favorite” tab:
Advanced > Type > Vertical > Pk-Pk > Add to favorite

To remove Period from the “Favorite” tab:
Advanced > Type > Favorite > Period > Delete from favorite

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19.3. Type of Measurement
Vertical Measurement

19.3.1.

Vertical measurement includes 19 parameters:

Max: Highest value in the input waveform

Min: Lowest value in the input waveformPk-Pk: Difference between maximum and minimum data values

Top: Value of most probable higher state in a bimodal waveform

Base: Value of most probable lower state in a bimodal waveform

Amplitude: Difference between top and base in a bimodal waveform. If not bimodal, thedifference between max and min164

Mean: Average of data values

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Cycle Mean: Average of data values in the first cycle

Stdev: Standard deviation of the data

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RMS: Root mean square of the data

Cycle RMS: Root mean square of the data in the first cycleMedian: Value at which 50% of the measurements are above and 50% are below

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Cycle Median: Median of the first cycleOvershoot (FOV): Overshoot following a falling edge; 100%* (min- base)/amplitudeOvershoot (ROV): Overshoot following a rising edge; 100%*(max-top)/amplitude

Preshoot (FPRE): Overshoot before a falling edge.
Equal to 100 %*( max-top)/amplitude.

Preshoot (RPRE): Overshoot before a rising edge.
Equal to 100 %*( min- base)/amplitude.

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L@T: Level measured at trigger position

Horizontal Measurement

19.3.2.

Horizontal measurement includes 17 parameters:

Period: Time between the middle threshold points of two consecutive like-polarity edges.

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Freq: Reciprocal of the period

Time@max: First time of maximum valueTime@min: First time of minimum value+Width: Time difference between the middle threshold of a rising edge to the middle
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threshold of the next rising edge of the pulse+Duty: Positive Duty Cycle. The ratio of positive width to period-Duty: Negative Duty Cycle. The ratio of negative width to period+BWidth: Time from the first rising edge to the last falling edge at the middle threshold-BWidth: Time from the first falling edge to the last rising edge at the middle threshold

Delay: Time from the trigger to the first transition at the middle thresholdT@M: Time from the trigger to each rising edge at the middle threshold

Rise Time: Duration of rising edge from lower threshold to upper threshold

Fall Time: Duration of falling edge from upper threshold to lower threshold

10-90%Rise: Duration of rising edge from 10-90%90-10%Fall: Duration of falling edge from 90-10%

CCJ: The difference between two continuous periods

Miscellaneous Measurements

19.3.3.

The Miscellaneous measurements tab includes 16 parameters:+Area@DC: Area of the waveform above zero-Area@DC: Area of the waveform below zeroArea@DC: Area of the waveform

AbsArea@DC: Absolute area of the waveform+Area@AC: Area of the waveform above average-Area@AC: Area of the waveform below average

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below average

AbsArea@AC: Area of the waveform above the average plus the area of the waveform
below the averageCycles: Number of cycles in a periodic waveform

Rising Edges: Number of rising edges in a waveform

Falling Edges: Number of falling edges in a waveform

Edges: Number of edges in a waveform

Ppulses: Number of positive pulses in a waveform

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Npulses: Number of negative pulses in a waveform

PSlope: The slope of the rising edgeNSlope: The slope of the falling edge

Delay Measurement

19.3.4.

Delay measurement measures the time difference between two channels. It includes 14 delay
parameters:Phase: Phase difference between source A and source B. This parameter is only valid
when the complete cycle of channel A can be measured

Skew: Time of source A edge minus time of nearest source B edge

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FRFR: The time between the first rising edge of source A and the following first risingedge of source B at the middle threshold

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FFFR: The time between the first falling edge of source A and the following first risingedge of source B at the middle threshold

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FFFF: The time between the first falling edge of source A and the following first fallingedge of source B at the middle threshold

FRLR: The time between the first rising edge of source A and the last rising edge ofsource B at the middle threshold

FRLF: The time between the first rising edge of source A and the last falling edge ofsource B at the middle threshold

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FFLR: The time between the first falling edge of source A and the last rising edge ofsource B at the middle threshold

FFLF: The time between the first falling edge of source A and the last falling edge ofsource B at the middle threshold

Tsu@R: Data setup time before the clock rising edge

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Tsu@F: Data setup time before the clock falling edgeTh@R: Data hold time after the clock rising edge

Th@F: Data hold time after the clock falling edge

19.4. Trend
After adding a measurement parameter, a Trend can be used to observe the long-term change of theselected measurement value over time.

A.

Measurement parameter display area

B.

Trend plot display area

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C. Extend the range of time. Click it to expand the time range.
D. Current valueE.

Maximum value

F.

Minimum value

G. Average value
H. Number of measurements, up to 200000 supported
I.

Reset statistics

Click Reset Statistics in the measure dialog box, or click the symbolin the statistics display

area to clear and restart statistics.
The scale mode can be set in the MeasureTrend dialog box. When the scale mode is manual, thevertical, horizontal scale and offset of the trend plot can be customized.

19.5. Track
The measure values VS. time plot of a horizontal parameter (e.g. frequency, rise time) in one frame
can be observed when the Track is enabled.

The upper limit of the statistic number in a frame is set in Statistics > AIM Limit , which means
the values exceeding the limit will not be shown in the track plot. The upper limit is 1,000 by default
and can be set to up to 100,000.

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19.6. Display Mode
In advanced measurement mode, two display modes are supported: M1 and M2. Set throughCcomfig > Display Mode .
In M1 mode, up to 9 parameter measurements are displayed at a time. When statistics are enabled,
they are listed under the measurement items. Click a column to add or replace a measurement.

In M2 mode, up to 12 parameter measurements are displayed at a time. When statistics are enabled,
they are distributed on the right side of the measurement item. Click a row to add or replace ameasurement.

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19.7. Measurement Statistics
Measurement statistics are based on the total number of captured waveforms. In Roll mode,measurement statistics increase over time. Click Statistics Setting in the measure dialog box torecall the Statistics Config dialog box:
A.

Set the maximum number of samples for the statistics
function. The setting range is 0 ~ 1024, or unlimited. If there
is no limit, the number of statistics will be accumulated. If
there is a limit, when the maximum number of statistics N isreached, only the latest N measurements will be counted.
When the count is limited, only the first period measurement
value of each frame is counted

B.

Set the upper limit of the statistic number in a frame. Valid
only when the count limit is set to "Unlimited". The setting
range is 1 ~ 100000

C. Clear and restart the statistics
D. Turn the histogram on or off
E.

Return to the previous menu

Enable the Statistics function to observe the distribution of the measured values of every selectedparameter.

Value – The current measurement

Mean – Average of all historical measurements

Min – The minimum of all historical measurements

Max – The maximum of all historical measurements

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Stdev – Standard deviation of all historical measurements

Count – The number of historical measurements

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Click Reset Statistics in the statistics setting dialog box, or click the symbolin the statistics

display area to clear and restart statistics.

When the oscilloscope detects the trace under test is clipped, an extra overflow indicator will appear
after the measurement value:
Waveform clipped at the top, the actual value is greater than thecurrent displayed value
Waveform clipped at the bottom, the actual value is greater thanthe current displayed value
Waveform clipped at both top and bottom, the actual value isgreater than the current displayed value

19.8. Statistics Histogram
After enabling statistics on a selected measurement, you can also activate a statistical histogram. The
histogram appears at the bottom of the statistics area. This enables users to quickly view the probability
distribution of the measured parameters. The color of the histogram is consistent with the measurement
source.

Click the histogram area of a parameter to enlarge it for details. You can move the large histogram
window position around the display by dragging. Click the histogram of another parameter to switch tothe corresponding enlarged histogram.

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Parameter

B.

Histogram display area. The X-axis represents measured values and Y-axis represents theprobability

C. Current measurement point. Different measurement sources may indicate different colors ofindicator points
D. Count of statistics
E.

Current valueF.

The bin that includes the maximum value and the probability of a value falling into it

G. Close the enlarged histogram

19.9. Simple Measurements
Enabling Simple Measurement displays all selected measurement parameters of the specified channel
at the same time. The font color of the measurement parameters is consistent with the color of thespecified source.

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19.10. Gate
Sometimes the user may want to measure parameters for a certain specified time range of the signal
and ignore signal parts that lie outside of that range. In this case, the Gate function can be helpful. See"Analysis Gate" for details.

19.11. Amplitude Strategy
According to different types of input signals, users can choose the corresponding amplitude calculation
strategy which can measure top and bottom values with more accuracy.
Perform Config > Amplitude Strategy in the measure dialog box to recall the amplitude strategy
dialog box:
A.

Set the amplitude calculation strategy. When set
to Auto, the amplitude calculation strategy will beselected automatically according to the input
signal to ensure the accuracy of the measured
value

B.

Set the top value calculation strategy. When set
to Histogram, the value at the upper half of the
waveform will be counted, and the value with the
maximum probability will be identified as the top
value; when set to max, the maximum value ofthe waveform will be identified as the top value

C. Set the base value calculation strategy. When set to Histogram, the value at the lower
half of the waveform will be counted, and the value with the maximum probability will beidentified as the base value; when set to min, the minimum value of the waveform will beidentified as the base value
D. Return to the previous menu

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19.12. Threshold
Measurement thresholds can be defined by the user. Changing the default threshold may change themeasurement results of relevant measurement items, such as Period, frequency, +width, -width, +duty,-duty, +BWidth, -BWidth, delay, T@M, rise time, fall time, CCJ, cycles, rising edges, falling edges,
edges, Ppulses, Npulses, and delay measurement.

Perform Config > Threshold in the measure dialog box to recall the threshold dialog box:
A.

Set measurement threshold source

B.

Set the type of threshold

C. Set the upper value
D. Set the middle valueE.

Set the lower value

F.

Return to the previous menu

Threshold Type
Percent: Set according to the percentage of the waveform. The setting range of lower value and upper
value is 1% ~ 99%, and the low value shall not be greater than the middle value and high value.

Absolute: Set according to the vertical range. The absolute threshold value depends on the verticalscale, offset and probe attenuation. These values should be set before setting absolute thresholds.
Lower and upper values are limited to the range of the screen. If any absolute threshold is greater orless than the minimum or maximum waveform value, the measurement may be invalid.

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Math

20.1. Overview
The SDS7000A supports 4 math traces and multiple operators. Arithmetic operators: Addition (+),
subtraction (-), multiplication (x), division (/), average, ERES, identity, negation, maxhold, minhold.
Algebra operators: differential (d/dt), integral (∫dt), square root (√), absolute (|y|), sign, exp, ln,interpolate; and FFT, Filter, as well as a formula editor. The math traces are labeled with icons “F1 ~F4” and can be measured by the cursors or as the source of auto measurement.

Click the Math menu bar at the top of the screen, or click + in the channel descriptor box regionand select F1 , F2 , F3 , or F4 , and then the math dialog box pops up.

A.

Select the math trace, F1-F4

B.

Turn on or off the math operation

C. Select the function. Click the area to recall the function
setting page, and select the source and operator
D. Set the vertical scale of the math operationE.

Set the label text of the math trace. Click to enter thelabel setting box, where users can customize the label
content and displayF.

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Units for Math Waveform
Different operations have different dimensions. Therefore, the specific units displayed in Scaledepend on the operation:

Math Operation

Unit
V, A, or U*

Addition (+) or Subtraction (-)*(used when the units of two sources are not consistent)
Multiplication (x)V∧2, A∧2, or W

Division (/)

None, Ω (Resistance unit Ohms), S (conductance unit Siemens)

Identity (y) or Negation (-y)

V, A

FFT

dBVrms, Vrms, dBArms, Arms, dBm

d/dt

V/s (Volt/second) or A/s (A/second)∫dt

VS (Volt*second) or AS (A*second)√V∧0.5 or A∧0.5

|y|

V, A

Sign

V, A

Exp or Exp10

V, A

Ln or lg

V, A

intrp

V, A

20.2. Arithmetic
The SDS7000A supports Addition (+), Subtraction (-), Multiplication (x), Division (/), Identity (y),Negation (-y), Average, ERES, Max-hold, and Min-hold.

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20.2.1.

Addition / Subtraction / Multiplication / Division

The SDS7000A can perform arithmetic operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, or
division on any two analog input channels, and the values of Source A and Source B are computed
point-by-point.

The following figure shows an example of F1 = C1 + C3:

20.2.2.

Identity / Negation

The values of Source A are computed point-by-point when an identity or negation operation is chosen
in any analog channel. The following figure shows an example of F1 = -C1:

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20.2.3.

Average / ERES

Average/ERES can be set in acquisition mode and arithmetic function as well, but with different
computing methods. Average and ERES in acquisition mode are computed by hardware with a higher
speed than if they were computed by software in the arithmetic mode. Average and ERES in acquisitionmode can only be based on data from analog channels, while the Average/ERES arithmetic function
can use analog channels, zoom traces, math, and memory traces as the source.

20.2.4.

Max-hold / Min-hold

The value of Max-hold and Min-hold are based on statistical calculations from multiple frames. The
following figure shows the Max-hold result and Min-hold result.

20.3. Algebra
The SDS7000A can perform algebraic operations including differential (d/dt), integral (∫dt), square root(√), absolute(|x|), sign, exp (𝑒 𝑥 ), exp10 (10𝑥 ), ln, lg and interpolate (Intrp).

20.3.1.

Differential

The differential (d/dt) operator is used to calculate the derivative of the selected source. It is always
used to measure the instantaneous slope of the waveform, such as the slew rate of an operational
amplifier.
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d = Differential result
y = Values of source datai = Data point index
dx = Differential interval
The range of “dx” in the d/dt menu is 1~ number of samples pts.

Note: Differentiation is sensitive to noise. It is helpful to set the acquisition mode to“Average” or “ERES” to help minimize the visible effects of additional noise.

20.3.2.

IntegralIntegral operation integrates the waveforms on the screen or within the specified gate.
Setting Offset in the integral menu provides an approach to correct the DC offset of the source.
Small DC offsets in the input signal (or even small offset errors of the oscilloscope itself) may cause
the integral output waveform to "ramp" up or down, as shown below:

Integral without Offset

Integral with Offset

In addition, the integral operation can be performed within a specified gate. Click

Analysis>Analysis Gate to enable the gate function, then set Gate A and Gate B to define the gate. See"Analysis Gate" for details.

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20.3.3.

Square RootSquare root （√） calculates the square root of the selected source. If the waveform value is negative(the waveform is below the ground level), the result is displayed as zero.

20.3.4.

Absolute

Absolute (|x|) calculates the absolute value of the selected trace.

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20.3.5.

Sign

In mathematics, the sign function or signum function (from signum, Latin for "sign") is an odd
mathematical function that extracts the sign of a real number.

The sign function of a real number x is defined as follows:

20.3.6.

Sign(x) = -1

if x < 0,=0

if x = 0,=1

if x > 0.

exp/exp10

The exponential operation includes the exponential operation 𝑒 𝑥 based on constant e and theexponential operation 10𝑥 based on 10.
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20.3.7.

ln/lg

Logarithmic operation includes natural logarithm base e (ln) and common logarithm base 10 (lg). In
logarithmic operation, if the waveform value is negative (the waveform is below the ground level), theresult is displayed as zero.
For example, F3= 𝑒 𝑥 , where x is the trigonometric wave function. F4= ln (F3).

20.3.8.

Interpolate

Between the adjacent sampling points, the waveform is interpolated according to the selectedinterpolation method and interpolation coefficient. Click

Acquire>Interpolation

to set theinterpolation method, and the upsample coef can be set to 2, 5, 10, or 20.

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coefficient = 2

coefficient = 20

20.4. Filter
The filter operation in the SDS7000A provides FIR (Finite Impulse Response) filtering with the following
types: Low pass, High pass, Bandpass, and Band Reject. The filters have up to 1022 taps which canreach roll-off as fast as 0.00125*fs. Users just need to set the filter type and corner frequency(s), thenthe instrument will automatically calculate the coefficients needed for the filtering.

A.

Choose to let the oscilloscope set the sample rate
automatically according to the filter setting or not.
See below for details

B.

Filter type: Low pass, High pass, Bandpass, andBand Reject

C. Corner frequency. For Bandpass and Band Reject
there are two corner frequencies, separately
named Lower Frequency and Upper Frequency.
The attenuation at the corner frequency is around
3 dB
D. Return to the previous menu

Adapt Sample Rate
Unlike an ideal “brick wall” filter, the actual FIR filters have their roll-off from the passband to the
stopband because of the limited number of taps. The 1022-tap FIRs applied in the SDS7000A provide
roll-off as fast as 0.00125*fs (where fs is the sample rate), this means some limitations in the setting ofcorner frequency at a specified sample rate. The figures below show the limitations in detail:int.siglent.com

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0.00125fs

0.00125fs

0.00125fs

fc

fs/2

fc

Low pass

fl0.00125fs

0.00125fs

fh

fs/2

High pass

0.0025fs
0.00125fs

0.00125fs

fs/2

Bandpass

0.00125fs
0.0025fs

flfh fs/2

Band reject

Take a Low pass filter as an example. It requires that the corner frequency (fc) is not less than
0.00125*fs (i.e. fc ≥ 0.00125*fs), and the 0.00125*fs wide roll-off does not exceed the 1st Nyquist zone
(i.e. (fs/2) - fc ≥ 0.00125fs). If fs = 20 GSa/s, then the legal range of the corner frequency (fc) is 25
MHz~9.975 GHz

If the expected fc is out of the legal range at some sample rate, then the sample rate needs to bechanged. For instance, when fs = 20 GSa/s, the setting fc = 20 MHz is illegal, so we must lower fs to
10 GSa/s to satisfy the limitation (fc ≥ 0.00125*fs).
Professional users who have prior knowledge of FIR filters and are familiar with the operation of this
instrument are encouraged to change the sample rate for the corner frequency of interest. Otherwise,
we recommend using the “Adapt Sample Rate” option. In this mode, the scope forces the Memory
Management Mode to be “Fixed Sample Rate” and automatically adjusts the sample rate to adapt tothe corner frequency setting. For details of the Memory Management Mode refer to the section
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Note: Be aware that when the corner frequency is set very low the sample rate may
not satisfy the Nyquist Theorem (i.e. fs is no longer greater than or equal to twice thehighest frequency of the input). Keep the sample rate reasonable at all times.

20.5. Frequency Analysis
The result of FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) calculations is the frequency spectrum of the source signal.
The horizontal axis of the FFT display is labeled using frequency (Hz) units instead of time (seconds).
In addition, the vertical axis provides the option of logarithmic scaling (dBVrms/dBArms or dBm).

A.

Time-domain waveform display area

B.

Spectrum (FFT) waveform display area

C. FFT parameter display area
D. Dialog box

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Parameter Display Area
The FFT parameters are displayed in the upper right of the spectrum waveform display area:

FFT sample rate (Sa): FFT operation results present the first Nyquist zone (DC ~ Sa/2) of thefrequency spectrum. Be aware that the FFT sample rate may be inconsistent with the sample ratein the time domain. Assuming the max points value is set to 2 Mpts:✓

When the number of points in the time domain, N, is less than 2 Mpts, the FFT takes thenumber which is an integer power of 2 closest to N. In this case, FFT sample rate = sample
rate in the time domain.

✓

When N is greater than 2 Mpts, FFT first decimates N by D and then takes the first 2 Mpts
for the calculation. In this case, FFT sample rate = sample rate in time domain/D.
For example, in the case of sample rate in the time domain is 5 GSa/s and the number ofsamples is 5 Mpts, the FFT first decimates the samples by 2, to 2.5 Mpts, and then takes thefirst 2 Mpts to calculate the spectrum. In this example, FFT sample rate = 5 GSa/s ÷ 2 = 2.5
GSa/s.



FFT points (Curr): The current FFT points, which is an integer power of 2. The SDS7000A
supports up to 32 M points (33554432, to be exact).

Frequency interval ( △ f): The frequency interval between two adjacent points in the FFT
sequence, which is proportional to the frequency resolution.



Average count of FFT (Avg): Displayed only when the FFT mode is set to "Average", indicating
the completed average count.

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Select Operation as FFT in the math dialog box and click
Config to recall the configuration dialog box:
A.

Set the maximum points (2n, n = 10 ~ 25)

B.

Set the window type (Rectangle, Blackman,
Hanning, Hamming, and Flattop)

C. Automatically set the horizontal axis to fall span（0~fs/2）
D. Automatically set the center frequency to the
maximum frequency component in the previous
frame
E.

Select the FFT mode (Normal, Average, and MaxHold)F.

Set the average count in average mode

G. Reset average

Windows
Spectral leakage in FFTs can be considerably decreased when a window is used. SDS7000A provides
five windows that have different characteristics and apply to different scenarios.

For example, for a two-tone signal with a very close frequency interval, it is suitable to use a Rectangle
window with the best frequency resolution. For the case where the accuracy of amplitude measurement
is critical, it is recommended to select the Flattop window with the best amplitude resolution.

Window

Characteristics

Rectangle

The best frequency resolution
The worst amplitude resolution
It is equivalent to the case ofMain lobe

Side lobe

Maximum

width

suppression

amplitude error

4π/N-13 dB

3.9 dBno window
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Window

Characteristics

Hanning

Better frequency resolution
Poor amplitude resolution

Hamming

Better frequency resolution
Poor amplitude resolution

Blackman

Poor frequency resolution
Better amplitude resolution

Flattop

The worst frequency resolution
The best amplitude resolution

Main lobe

Side lobe

Maximum

width

suppression

amplitude error

8π/N-32 dB

1.4 dB

8π/N-43 dB

1.8 dB

12π/N-58 dB

1.1 dB

23π/N-93 dB< 0.1dB

FFT ModeNormal: Displays the FFT result of each frame directly.



Max-Hold: Holds the maximum value in the historic frame on the display until cleared. This modeis suitable for detecting discontinuous waves, such as sporadic pulse signals, or frequency
hopping signals. Click Reset in the dialog box to clear the max-hold waveform.



Average: Reduces the effect of the superimposed random noise on the signal. After the FFT modeis set as Average, Average will appear under FFT Mode . The average count can be set
here, ranging from 4 to 1024. Click Reset in the dialog box to restart the average counter.

Click Vertical or Horizontal in the mathdialog box to recall the FFT vertical or
horizontal settings dialog box:

A.

Set the vertical scale and reference levelB.

Set the unit (dBVrms, Vrms, and dBm)

C. Return to the previous menu
D. Set the horizontal scale, include center
frequency, frequency span, starting
frequency, and end frequency

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Unit
The unit of the vertical axis can be set to dBm, dBVrms, or Vrms. dBVrms and Vrms respectively using
either logarithmic or linear scaling. dBVrms is recommended to show larger dynamic ranges. dBm is a
power unit, the correct result can be obtained only if the value of Ext Load is set to be consistent
with the load impedance of the actual measured signal.

Vertical Control


Click Ref Level to set the reference level of the FFT waveform by the mouse wheel or the virtual
keypad.



Click Scale to set the vertical scale of the FFT waveform by the mouse wheel or the virtual
keypad. The reference point for vertical scale scaling is the reference level.

Horizontal Control


Click Center to set the center frequency by the mouse wheel or the virtual keypad.

Click Span to set the frequency span with the center frequency as the center by the mousewheel or the virtual keypad.

Click Start to set the start frequency by the mouse wheel or the virtual keypad.

Click End to set the end frequency by the mouse wheel or the virtual keypad.

The relationship between Center, Span, Start, and End is:Center = (Start + End)/2
Span = End – Start

FFT Tools
The SDS7000A provides two tools for the FFT waveform: Peaks and Markers. The peaks tool can
automatically search the qualified peak points and mark them on the FFT waveform. Up to 10 peaks
are supported. Based on the peak tool, the markers tool can automatically search the qualified
harmonics, and users can control the position of each marker. Up to 8 markers are supported.
Click Tools in the math dialog box to recall the FFT tools dialog box:

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When the FFT tool peaks is selected, the dialog box is as follows:A.

Turn on or off the table. Turn on the table, the peaks searched withthe limit of

Search Threshold andSearch Excursion

will be displayed in a table
B.

Turn on or off the display of peak frequency in the table

C. Sort peaks by amplitude or frequency
D. Set the search threshold. Only peaks larger than the limit are
shown
E.

Set the difference between the peak value and the minimum
amplitude on both sides. The difference should be greater than the
search excursion

F.

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When the FFT tool markers is selected, the dialog box is as follows:A.

Control markers. Click to control the display and position of eachmarkerB.

Marker on peaks. It will automatically mark the peak that meets theconditions of

Search Threshold andSearch Excursion

C. Marker on harmonics. It will automatically mark each harmonic of
the FFT waveform
D. Turn on or off the table. When the table is turned on, the marked
value will be displayed in the table
E.

Turn on or off the frequency display. When the frequency display isturned on, the marked frequency value will be displayed in the table

F.

Turn on or off the delta display. When the delta display is turned on,
the amplitude increment and frequency increment relative to mark 1
will be displayed in the table

G. Set the search threshold. Only peaks larger than the peak limit canbe judged as peaks
H. Set the difference between the peak value and the minimum
amplitude on both sides. The difference should be greater than the
search excursion, which can be determined as the peakI.

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The following screenshot shows the peaks of the FFT waveform:

Measure the FFT waveform
Turn on the cursor function, and then specify the source as "F1". Measure the difference between the
FFT waveform frequency value and two frequency values using the X1 and X2 cursors（ Δ X) ; Y1 andY2 cursors measure amplitude (in dB or Vrms) and amplitude difference（ Δ Y) .
Only the “maximum” parameter of the FFT is supported in automatic measurement.

Note: DC components in the signal may show a large amplitude near 0 Hz. If yourapplication does not require measurement of the DC component, it is recommended
to set the coupling mode of the source channel to "AC".

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20.6. Formula Editor
Click Formula Editor in the operation setting page to recall the editor:

A.

Formula display text box

B.

Text box operation area, which can clear and modify the entered formula

C. Special operators
D. Operation source
E.

The Keyboard area contains the basic arithmetic operators addition (+), subtraction (-),
multiplication (*), division (/)

F.

Confirm button. After the formula is input, press the button to apply it

The following is an example of F1 = (3*C1) + 1V through the formula editor:

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The following is an example of implementing nested operations among operators through the formula
editor:This example uses two nested operations to achieve FFT analysis of the differential operation resultsof C1 waveform:
1.

Use nested operations between mathematical waveforms: F2=d(C1)/dt, F3=FFT(F2)2.

Use the formula editor to directly input the formula F1=FFT(d(C1)/dt)

From the comparison of the results of F1 and F3 in the above figure, it can be seen that they areequivalent.

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MemoryAnalog channels (Cx), zoom (Zx), math (Fx), memory waveforms (Mx), and waveforms in files can beimported to available memory waveforms (M1/M2/M3/M4) and displayed on the screen for comparison
with the current waveforms. Differing from reference traces which are displayed data, the memory
traces are in the format of raw data, which can be used as the source of Math and Decoding functions
and can provide more accurate measurements than a reference waveform.

A.

Channel waveform

B.

Memory waveform

C. Memory information
D. The Memory dialog box

There are multiple ways to import waveforms to memory. To enter the memory dialog box in any of thefollowing ways:
Click + at the channel parameter area and select M1 ~ M4 on the memory waveform.



Click the menu Utility > Save/Recall to open the Save/Recall dialog box, select Mode as"Save”, and Type as "To Memory".

Click the menu Utility > Save/Recall to open the Save/Recall dialog box, select Mode as"Recall", Type as "Waveform", and then import the file to memory.

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Details of the dialog box are as below.
A.

Select the location of the memory (M1 / M2 / M3 / M4)

B.

Select the source (C1 ~ C4 / F1 ~ F4 / M1 ~ M4 / File)

C. Import the trace of the selected source into thememory location set in
D. Turn on or off the MemoryE.

Set waveform visible/hiddenF.

Set the label text of the memory trace

G. Set the vertical parameters of the memory trace
H. Set the horizontal parameters of the memory trace
I.

Display the memory information, including source, verticaland horizontal parameters, sampling rate, and length

Adjust the Memory Waveform
There are a couple of ways to adjust the memory waveform:

Adjust the position by gestures or mouse control, refer to “Touch Gestures or Mouse Control”.

Click on the memory waveform parameter area, and a quick menu for channel settings will pop up
above it, vertical scale and position parameters can be setted here. Refer to “Vertical Setup”.

Adjust the parameters in the Memory dialog.

In the Horizontal menu, when Sync With Window option is enabled, the horizontal parametersof the memory trace and analog traces are adjusted synchronously, otherwise, they are adjusted
separately.
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Note: When the memory waveform is saved in the device's RAM, it will be lost after
the device is powered off or restarted. If you want to save the waveform as non volatile
data, please use the operation of storing data files to store the data in the specified
storage path (see chapter "Save/Recall" for details). The saved binary files (*. bin) canbe imported into the memory waveform.

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Analysis Gate

22.1. Overview
SDS7000A supports analysis gate and can perform measurement, mathematical operations, decoding,and other analysis functions on waveforms within the gate. Users can manually open the analysis gatebased on actual testing scenarios. It should be noted that when the storage depth is greater than
100Mpts, the analysis gate will be automatically opened and cannot be manually closed at this time.

A.

Analysis gate cursor A. The cursor name is displayed after the gate is switched or moved, and it
will be automatically hidden if there is no action after 3 seconds

B.

Analysis gate cursor B

C.

The result of analysis gate. The figure takes mathematical operation and decoding as an example

D.

Analysis gate dialog box

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The descriptions of the analysis gate dialog box are as follows:
A.

Open the gate setup interface

B.

Select the source (Analog & Digital or M1-M4)

C.

Switch on/off the gate

D.

Set the reference position type of gate cursors (Delayor Position)

E.

Set the reference position of the gate cursor A

F.

Set the reference position of the gate cursor B

G.

Move the gate cursor A and cursor B simultaneously

H.

Switch on/off the display switch

I.

The maximum number of points in the waveform
used for analysis, used to limit the range of analysis
gate

J.

Fit the maximum number of points. When the functionis switched on, the gate range is set to the maximum
number of points centered on the current range

K.

Synchronize gate with other sources, and the gate
positiosn of the them will remain consistent. Whenthe current source gate range is less than the Sync
source, it will be synchronized to its maximum gate
position and marked with a warning

Gate SelectThe Analysis Gate function can be used in analog channels, digital channels and memory waveforms(M1-M4), and the gates of each source are independent of each other. Gates of analog and digitalchannels are displayed as dashed white lines, and gates of memory waveforms are displayed asdashed rectangular boxes in the same color as their waveforms, as shown below:
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analog and digital channels

memory waveform

Gate Reference

Delay -- When the horizontal scale is changed, the gate cursor value remains fixedScreen position -- When the horizontal scale is changed, the gate cursor remains fixed to thegrid position on the display

22.2. Gate Setup
Click Gate Setup to recall the Gate Setup dialog box. The gates of multiple channels can be set atthe same time, and the process of setting parameters is similar to that of setting menu bars.
Click Select All to select all parameters, and the same parameters for all sources can be set with
one click. Click Clear Selection can exit the state of “Select All”.

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SearchThe SDS7000A can search for the specified events in a frame. The location of the events is displayedwith white triangle indicators. In YT mode or Roll mode with the acquisition stopped, up to 1000 events
are supported. In Roll mode with the acquisition running, the number of search events is unlimited. The
waveform can be zoomed in when the search function is enabled.

A.

Search event indicator, white triangle indicators, marking the time point of an event

B.

Total number of events marked on the display, here is 11 in this example

C. The search dialog box, hidden in this example

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In the stop state, the areashows the index of the current event/total number of events. The current

event is the one in the center of the display.

Click the menu Analysis > Search to recall thesearch dialog box and turn it on.
A.

Turn on/off the search function

B.

Go to the Setup Menu

C.

Synchronize the current trigger settings to the searchsettings.

D.

Synchronize the current search settings to the trigger
settings

E.

Cancel the last synchronization and restore thesettings before it.

F.

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Setup Menu
Select and set the search type in the Setup Menu . The SDS7000A provides five search conditions:
Edge, Slope, Pulse, Interval, and Runt.
Search Type

Setup Description

Edge

Slope: Rising, Falling, or Either

Slope
Pulse
Interval
Runt

Slope: Rising, Falling
Limit Range setting is available
Polarity: Positive, Negative
Limit Range setting is available
Slope: Rising, Falling
Limit Range setting is available
Polarity: Positive, Negative
Limit Range setting is available

Search setup is similar to the corresponding trigger type. See the sections “Edge Trigger”, “Slope
Trigger”, ”Pulse Trigger”, ”Interval Trigger” and ”Runt Trigger” for details.

Copy
The SDS7000A supports replication between search settings and trigger settings.
Copy from Trigger: Synchronize the current trigger settings to the search settings.

Copy to Trigger: Synchronize the current search settings to the trigger settings.

Cancel Copy: Cancel the last synchronization and restore the settings before it.

Note: When copying from the trigger, if the trigger type is not supported by search, theoperation is invalid.

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Navigate

Click the menu Analysis > Navigate to recall the navigate dialog box. The SDS7000A provides
three navigate types: Search Event, Time, and History Frame.

Navigate by Time
The oscilloscope automatically adjusts the trigger delay
according to the direction set by the user.

Click Type in the navigate dialog box to select the navigate
type as “Time”. There are two ways to navigate by time:

Click the Time area to set the time value by the mousewheel or the virtual keypad.

Click the navigation buttons ◀, ||, or ▶ on the menu to playbackward, stop, or play forward the waveform. Click the ◀
or ▶ buttons multiple times to speed up the playing. Threereplay speed levels are supported: Low, Medium , and High
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Navigate by Search Event
When the Search function is turned on and the acquisition is
stopped, Navigate is usable to find search events (see thechapter “Search” for the search function).

Click Type in the navigate dialog box to select the navigate
type as “Search Event”.

Click

Event Numto set the event number by the mousewheel or the virtual keypad. Click the navigation buttons ◀ or ▶
on the front panel to go to the previous or next search event.

Click Playing Mode to set the search event playing mode.

Click Interval Time to set the playing interval by the mousewheel or the virtual keypad.

Click the Event List Switch area to turn the list on or off. The list contains time labels for each event.
Clicking a row in the list automatically jumps to the corresponding event. This operation is equivalent
to specifying an event in the Event Num area.

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Navigate by History Frame
When the history function is turned on, Navigate can be used to play
history frames (see the chapter "History" for details of the history
function).

Click Type in the navigate dialog box to select the navigate typeas “History Frame”.

Click Frame to set the frame number by the mouse wheel or thevirtual keypad. Click the navigation buttons ◀, ||, or ▶ on the menu toplay backward, stop, or play forward.

Click the List area to turn on the list of history frames

Click Playing Mode to set the search event playing mode. Whenset to a single frame, each jump to the event stops; When set tocontinuous, jump to the first or last event before stopping.

Click Interval Time to set the playing interval by the mouse wheelor the virtual keypad.

Click Stop On Search Event to set the stop play condition: stop
when the event is searched. This setting is only valid when the
search function is on.

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The input signal is a 5 V periodic square wave, inwhich every 200 ms there is a runt pulse with aheight of 1/3 of the normal amplitude.

First, set the trigger type to Runt to trigger on the runt pulse. See the section “Runt Trigger” for details.

Then turn on the Search function and operate Copy from Trigger in the search dialog box so thatthe oscilloscope searches for the dwarf pulses according to the same setting as the trigger.

Set the horizontal scale to 100 ms/div, then 5 markers with 200 ms interval are shown on the display,
indicating that a total of 5 dwarf pulses were found in the full screen of 1 second time range:

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Turn on the Zoom function to observe the full view of the frame and the detail of the third dwarf pulse
at the same time:

Perform Acquire > Run/Stop to stop the acquisition, and then follow the steps
Analysis>

Navigate>Typeto select “Search Event”. The following figure shows the first

dwarf pulse. In this example, the list is enabled and the time labels of each event are shown in the list.

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SignalScan

25.1. Overview
SignalScan can automatically scan the acquired signals on the software according to the scanconditions set by users, and mark them with red vertical lines or rectangular boxes. Different from
hardware scan, the supported scan conditions of software are richer, and the scan speed will be
relatively slower. In YT mode, the maximum number of scan events is 1,000,000. SignalScan does notwork in Roll mode. The SignalScan function supports horizontal zoom.

A.

Scan events, waveform areas marked with red vertical lines or rectangular boxes that meet thescan conditions. The two small triangle symbols above and under the red vertical lines indicate
the event is currently selected in the list.

B.

Signal scan list, can be opened in the scan tool.

C.

Scan setup dialog box.

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Perform

Analysis>

SignalScan

in the menu bar torecall the SignalScan dialog box.
A.

Open/close the SignalScan function

B.

Enter the “Scan Setup” menu

C.

Enter the “Tools” menu

25.2. Scan Mode
Click

Scan Setup

in the SignalScan menu to select and set the scan mode. The SDS7000A

provides six scan modes: Edge, Non-monotonic, Runt, Measure, Serial Pattern and Bus Pattern.
Scan Mode
Edge

Non-monotonic

Runt

Description
Scan edges that meet the conditions. Slope, Level Type and Hysteresis Typeneed to be set.
Scan non-monotonic edges in the rising or falling process. Slope, Level Type andHysteresis Type need to be set.
Scan pulses that fail to cross the specified threshold. Polarity, Level Type andHysteresis Type need to be set.
Scan waveform segments that meet the measurement threshold.

MeasureSupported measurement types: Rise Time, Fall Time, PSlope, NSlope, +Width,-Width, +Duty, -Duty, Period, Freq and CCJ.
Scan code patterns of 2-64 bits in the digital sequence. The following settings are

Serial Pattern

required: pattern data setting (Data Length /Pattern/Num to Detect), signal setting(Level Type/Level/Slope) and clock recovery setting (Constant Frequency/PLL).
Scan patterns on multiple channels. This scan mode supports mixed patterns of

Bus Patternanalog channels and digital channels, and it is necessary to set the pattern andthreshold of each channel. This mode supports pattern display in Binary, Decimal,
Unsigned Decimal or Hexadecimal.

The setting method of each scan mode is similar to the corresponding trigger type. See the sections"Edge Trigger", "Runt Trigger" and ”Pattern Trigger” for details.

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Filter Scan Events
By configuring filter, filter out results that match the filter setting.
The filtering methods include: less than threshold, greater than threshold, within threshold ±error range,
outside threshold ±error range, and rare events. Only non-monotonic mode, runt mode, measure modeand bus pattern mode support this function.

25.3. Scan Tools
Turn on the SignalScan function, and click Tools in the
dialog box to enter the scan tools dialog box:
A.

Turn on/off the list

B.

Turn on/off the “Auto Adjust Zoom” function

C.

Select the current event number

D.

Enter the histogram setting menu

E.

Enter the overlay setting menuF.

Set the trigger action (None, Stop Acquisition, Print
Screen, Save Waveform, Beep)

25.3.1.

List

Click List to turn on or off the list. Click a line in the list, or click Tools > Event Number andturn the universal knob to select the event corresponding to the line, and the selected event will bemarked with a small red triangle in the waveform area. The list supports sorting by starting time column
or measurement result column. Click on the header to switch between ascending and descending
sorting of the corresponding column. The information of each scan event is displayed in the list, asshown in the following figures:214

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Edge

Non-monotonic/Runt

Serial Pattern

MeasureBus Pattern

25.3.2.

Scan Zoom

When the expected event is detected, the Zoom waveform and the scan list are combined to better
observe the details of the detected event. Perform the function of Auto Adjust Zoom according to
the following steps:


Click Tools > List to turn on the scan list.

Click Auto Adjust Zoom to enable automatic adjustment of Zoom parameters function.



Click Acquire > Zoom to turn on Zoom and adjust the time base of Zoom waveform.



Select the event in the list, and the horizontal center of the Zoom window will automatically locate

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Turn off Auto Adjust Zoom

25.3.3.

Turn on Auto Adjust Zoom

Histogram

According to the scan results, a histogram is generated to provide users with a real-time statistical view.
Histograms is only functional in Non-monotonic, Runt and Measure mode.

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Histogram display areaB.

Y axis, the probability of the measured value of the scan eventC.

X axis, the measured value of the scan event

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Click Histogram in the scan tools menu dialog box to enter thescan histogram configuration dialog box:
A.

Turn on/off the Histogram.

B.

Set the number of histogram columns. The shape of thecolumns becomes narrower as the number increases.

C.

Turn on/off the “Auto Center and Width” function. When thisfunction is turned on, X-axis center and width are automaticallyadjusted based on the measurement values.

D.

When the “Auto Center and Width” function is turned off, theX-axis center of the histogram needs to be manually set.

E.

When the “Auto Center and Width” function is turned off, theX-axis width of the histogram needs to be manually set.

F.

Return to the previous menu.

25.3.4.

Overlay

SignalScan supports the use of colored overlays to display the location of events matching the scanconditions. When the overlay function is turned on, the overlayed waveform will be displayed in thehorizontal center. The overlayed waveform supports persistence and color grade display.

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Markers of the scan event

B.

Overlayed waveformC.

Scan Overlay channel parameter area, which can quickly set horizontal/vertical scale andposition parameters. Refer to "Vertical Setup" for more details

D.

25.3.5.

Scan overlay dialog box

Trigger Action

After the trigger action is turned on, a trigger action will be generated when any number of events aredetected in a frame waveform in the Running mode. Trigger actions are as follows:

Stop Acquisition -- When the oscilloscope has detected an event, it stops collecting and switches
to the stop statePrint Screen -- When the oscilloscope has detected an event, it will take a screenshot and saveit to the specified path with the specified file name and file type

Save Waveform -- When the oscilloscope has detected an event, the event source data will besaved in the specified path with the specified file name and data format

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Mask Test

26.1. Overview
Users can create masks and define the rule used to evaluate Pass/Fail operations. An event violating
the rule is defined as a failure and a pulse can be generated from the "Aux Out" port on the back panel.
This is very useful to find and quantify anomalies in production tests or similar batch measurements.
When Pass/Fail is enabled, the signal output from the Aux Out is automatically switched to Pass/Failpulse.

A.

Mask area in green. Any dot violating the rule is highlighted in red, instead of the normal
waveform color.

B.

Pass/Fail information display area, including the count of the passed frames, failed frames,
total frames, and the fail rate.

C. Dialog box

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Perform Analysis > Mask Test to open the Mask Test dialog box:
A.

Turn on/off the test

B.

Select the source (C1 ~ C4、F1~F4、M1~M4)

C. Select the rule (All In, All Out, Any In, and Any Out)D. Set the mask
E.

Change the state of the Pass/Fail operation. Turning off
the operation when the test is in progress will stop thetest immediately, and the counters in the information
display area will stop. Turning the test back on will restart the test and clear the counters.

F.

Turn on/off the information display

G. Turn on/off “Stop on Fail”. When it is "on", theoscilloscope stops the acquisition once it detects a
failureH. Turn on/off “Failure to History”. When it is "on", thefailure frame will be stored internally and can be viewed
through the history function
I.

Turn on/off “Capture on Fail”. When it is "on", the failure
waveform is detected, and the screenshot with the
failure frame will be stored in the external U disk.

J.

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Click Mask Setup in the Mask Test dialog box to set the mask. There are two methods to create amask, one is by setting horizontal and vertical values, and the other is by drawing a polygon mask.
A.

Create a mask automatically according to
the waveform

B.

Create a custom mask using the Mask
Editor tool

C. Load the mask
D. When “Auto Mask” is On, the mask grows
or shrinks in proportion to the horizontal orvertical setting values. As they change, themask adjusts to fit the new scaling values
E.

Return to the previous menu

Create Mask

26.2.1.

The mask can be created based on an existing waveform trace.
A.

Set the spacing of the mask to the trace
horizontal

B.

Set the spacing of the mask to the trace
verticalC. Create the mask based on settings inand
D. Save the mask
E.

Return to the previous menu

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Under mask testing, the user detects signal changes by creating specific rules for the signal to be
detected (including setting the horizontal and vertical adjustment range of the signal), and thenobserving whether the signal is outside the rule range.
Create a signal rule as follows:
Set the values for Mask X and Mask Y (in divisions of the display graticule), and then perform
Create Mask to generate the mask. The horizontal and vertical adjustment range is 0.08~4.00 div.

X = 0.2 div, Y = 0.2 div

X = 1 div, Y = 1 div

Saving and recalling mask files (*.msk) is similar to the operation of setup files, see the chapter“Save/Recall”.

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Menu bar

B.

Coordinate the latest selected point on the display

C. Mask edit area, which is equivalent to the grid area. In this example, a hexagon has beencreated as a part of the mask
D. Toolbar
E.

Coordinate edit area. Set the X ordinate and Y ordinate by the virtual keypad and then click
the “Set point” button the perform the ordinate update

F.

Display or hide the coordinates of the polygon vertices on the display

G. Exit the tool

Menu bar
There are 2 menus on the menu bar. The File menu includes ordinary file operations such as:New: Create a new mask file

Open: Open an existing mask file

Save: Save the current mask file

Exit: Exit the Mask Editor tool

The contents of the Edit menu are equivalent to the Toolbar.

Toolbar

Draw: Creates vertices of a polygon by clicking the display or entering values incoordinate edit area

Create Polygon: Creates a polygon based on the drawn vertices by the operation Draw



Undo



Redo



Insert Point: Inserts a vertex on a selected sideEdit Polygon: Edits a polygon. Vertices, sides, and the polygon are all editable object

Delete Polygon: Deletes selected polygon

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the ordinate is for its geometric center.

Select a vertex (point)

Select a side (line segment)

Select a polygon

26.3. Pass/Fail Rule
The Pass / Fail rule is specified at the Type region in the Mask Test dialog box.
All In: All data points must be inside the mask to pass the test. Even a single point outside themask will cause a failure.



All Out: All data points must be outside the mask to pass the test. Even a single point inside themask will cause a failure.



Any In: Any data point inside the mask will be recognized as a pass. All data points outside themask will cause a failure.



Any Out: Any data point outside the mask will be recognized as a pass. All data points inside themask will cause a failure.

26.4. Operation
Click Operation to start/stop the test. Stopping a test in progress and restarting the test will clear
the count of the passing frames, failed frames, total frames, and the fail rate.

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DVM

27.1. Overview
The DVM (Digital Voltage Meter) function can be used to measure parameters such as DC and AC
amplitudes. The SDS7000A measures the specified parameter of the input signal and can display it invarious formats, including Bar, Histogram, and Trend. DVM is asynchronous to the acquisition systemof the oscilloscope. Sources of DVM and Measurement can be different, and DVM can work well even
if the acquisition of the oscilloscope is stopped.

A.

Bar display area

B.

Histogram display area

C. Trend display area
D. DVM dialog box

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Click the menu Analysis > DVM to open the DVM
dialog box:
A.

Turn on or off the DVM

B.

Select the source (C1 ~ C4)

C. Select the mode: DC Mean, DC RMS, AC RMS,
Peak-Peak, or Amplitude
D. Turn on or off the Auto Range
E.

Turn on or off the bar diagram

F.

Turn on or off the histogram diagram

G. Turn on or off the trend plot
H. Turn on or off Hold. DVM stops acquisition in Holdmode
I.

Turn on the overload alarm, an alarm will soundwhen the signal is out of range

27.2. Mode
DVM provides 5 modes. Click Mode in the DVM dialog box to open the mode selection window:

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DC Avg: Average of data values

DC RMS: Root mean square of the data at DC coupling

AC RMS: Root mean square of the data at AC coupling

Peak-Peak: Difference between maximum and minimum data valueAmplitude: Difference between top and base in a bimodal waveform. If not bimodal, the difference
between max and min

27.3. Diagrams
After selecting the mode, users can click the screen to open the state diagrams: bar, histogram, andtrend. The color of the data in the diagrams is consistent with the color of the source.

Bar
The bar diagram accurately displays the current measured value. Click Bar in the DVM dialog box
to display it.

A.

Mode

B.

Current value

C. Bar corresponding to the current value

Histogram
A histogram visually indicates the probability distribution of the measured values. Click Histogramin the DVM dialog box to display it.

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A.

Mode

B.

Histogram display area

C. Current value
D. The bin includes the maximum value and probability with which values fall into it
E.

Statistics counts

F.

Reset statistics

Trend
The trend diagram indicates the trend of the measured values over time. Click Trend in the DVM
dialog box to display it.

A.

Mode

E.

Maximum value

B.

Trend display area

F.

Minimum value

C. Extend the range of time. Clickit to expand the time range

G. Average value
H. Reset statistics

D. Current value

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Click the symbolin the histogram and trend display areas to restart statistics.

When all the 3 diagrams are closed, there is a simple information bar on the top-left of the waveform
display area to show the current value of the DVM:

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Counter

28.1. Overview
The counter is used to measure the frequency and period of a signal or count the events happening
within it. The counter is asynchronous to the acquisition system of the oscilloscope. It can work welleven if the acquisition of the oscilloscope is stopped.

Click the menu Analysis > Counter to open the counter dialog box:
A.

Turn on or off Counter

B.

Select the mode: Frequency, Period, andTotalizer

C. Select the source (C1~C4)
D. Set the level of the counter
E.

Turn on or off statistics

F.

Clear and restart the statistics.

Mode
See the section “Mode” for details.

Statistics
When statistics are enabled, the counter will increment the data and display the statistics results on
the screen.

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Value – The latest count
Mean – The average of all historical counts
Min – The minimum of all historical counts
Max – The maximum of all historical counts
Stdev – The standard deviation of all historical counts, used to judge the distribution of historical countparameters
Count – Number of counts obtained
Level – Counter level

Click Reset Statistics in the measure dialog box to clear and restart statistics.

28.2. Mode
The counter provides 3 modes. Click Mode in the counter dialog box to open the mode selection
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Period: The reciprocal of the average frequency over a set period

Totalizer: Cumulative countWhen the mode is set to totalizer, the edge of the counting source needs to be set. When the counting
gate is turned on, the counter can count only when the gate-source meets the specified conditions.
Click Gate Setting to recall the gate setting dialog box:
A.

Turn on or off the gate

B.

Select the gate type: Level or After Edge

C. Gate source display area. C1 and C2 are gate sources ofeach other, C3 and C4 are gate sources of each other
D. When the gate type is level, set the polarity (Positive or
Negative) of the gate source. When the gate type is edge,
set the slope (Rising or Falling edge) of the gate source.
E.

Set the gate level

F.

Return to the previous menu

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Histogram

29.1. Overview
The SDS7000A supports waveform histograms for observing probability distributions of the waveformin the specified region. The statistics can be performed in both horizontal and vertical directions. The
histogram continues to update as long as the acquisition is active.

Click Analysis > Histogram to recall the Histogram dialog box:
A.

Turn on or off the histogram

B.

Select the source of the histogram: C1~C4. When
Zoom is turned on, the source selection is
automatically switched to Z1-Z4

C. Set the type of histogram: Horizontal, Vertical or Both
D. Set the region of the histogram. The setting range iswithin the waveform area
E.

Turn on or off histogram statistics

F.

Clear and restart the histogram statistics

Type

Horizontal – Displays the histogram in the horizontal direction. The oscilloscope counts waveform
data falling into every horizontal (time) bin defined by the histogram region and shows thehistogram at the bottom of the waveform area.



Vertical – Displays histogram in the vertical direction. The oscilloscope counts waveform data
falling into every vertical (amplitude) bin defined by the histogram region and shows the histogramat the left of the waveform area.



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Horizontal

Vertical

BothRegion Setting
See the section “Region Setting” for details.

Histogram Statistics
When histogram statistics is turned on, the oscilloscope will show the statistical parameters of thehistogram on the display.

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Sum – Total samples falling in the histogram region
Peak – Samples in the highest bin
Max – Maximum value of the samples
Min – Minimum value of the samples
Pk-Pk – Maximum - Minimum
Mean – Mathematical expectation (or average) value of the samples
Median – The value separating the higher half from the lower half of the histogram
Mode – The value that appears most often
Bin Width – The width of each bin
Sigma – Standard deviation of the samples (σ)
Click Reset Histogram in the histogram dialog box to clear and restart the statistics.

29.2. Region Setting
Histogram region can be created and moved directly by the mouse or by setting Histogram >Region Setting in the dialog box. The border color of the histogram region is consistent with the colorof the specified source.
By the Mouse
Click any position of the waveform area and draw a rectangular box, as follow:

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A menu pops up at the end of the drawing action. Select "Histogram" in the menu:

After the region is created, it can be moved by dragging action.

Dialog Box
Click Histogram > Region Setting to recall the dialog box.
A.

Set the left border of the histogram region

B.

Set the right border of the histogram region

C. Set the top border of the histogram region
D. Set the bottom border of the histogram region
E.

Return to the previous menu

Click the area above to set the value by the mouse wheelor the virtual keypad.

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Power Analysis

30.1. Overview
The SDS7000A supports a power analysis function. Power analysis can help users quickly and easily
analyze and debug switching power supply design. It automatically calculates Power Quality, Current
Harmonics, Inrush Current, Switching Loss, Slew Rate, Modulation, Output Ripple, Turn On/Turn Off,
Transient Response, PSRR, Efficiency, SOA, etc. Full use of the Power analysis requires a differential
voltage probe like the SIGLENT DPB series, a current probe like the SIGLENT CP series, the SIGLENT
DF2001A deskew fixture, and the power analysis activation license (part number SDS7000A-PA).
Install the software option part number SDS7000A-PA to permanently enable the power analysis
function. For installation of options, see section “Install Options”.

Click Analysis > Power Analysis to recall the power analysis dialog box:
A.

Enable/Disable the test

B.

Select the analysis item (Power Quality,
Current Harmonics, Inrush Current, Switching
Loss, Slew Rate, Modulation, Output Ripple,
Turn On/Turn Off, Transient Response,
PSRR, Efficiency, etc.)

C. Turn on/off the state of the analysis item

30.2. Power Quality
The specific measurement parameters of power quality analysis include active power, apparent power,
reactive power, power factor, power phase angle, voltage effective value, current effective value,
voltage crest factor, and current crest factor of power input of a switching power supply.

TypePower -- Includes all the items to describe energy flow in a system: Active power, reactive power,
apparent power, power factor, and power phase angle.

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The various power-related parameters and their respective units are as follows:1

P: Active Power = 𝑁 ∗ ∑𝑁−1
𝑖=0 𝑉𝑖 ∗ 𝐼𝑖



S: Apparent Power = Vrms * Irms



Q: Reactive Power =√Apparent Power2 − Active Power 2



𝛗: Power Phase Angle: Phase difference between voltage and current𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛗: Power Factor, which is the ratio of active power and apparent power.

Voltage Crest -- Voltage parameters of the power input include voltage crest, voltage effective value,and voltage crest factor.
2
Vrms = 1 ∗ √∑𝑁−1
𝑖=0 𝑉𝑖𝑁

V_Crest = Vpeak / Vrms

Current Crest -- Current parameters of the power input include current crest, current effective value,and current crest factor.
2
Irms = 1 ∗ √∑𝑁−1
𝑖=0 𝐼𝑖𝑁

I_Crest = Ipeak / Irms

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Signal Settings
Click Input Setup to recall input setup dialog box:
A.

Set the input voltage source

B.

Set the input current source

C. Set the periods displayed
D. View the connection guideE.

Return to the previous menu

Connection Guide
Click Signal > Connection Guide to recall the connection guide of power quality, as shown in the
figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for correct connections. Click the icon on the
top right of the guide to close.

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30.3. Current Harmonics
Current harmonics are used to analyze the input current harmonics. An FFT of the selected channel isperformed to get the harmonic components. The signal settings and connection guide are the same as
the power quality test.

Configuration
Click Config to recall the configuration dialog box:
A.

Set the frequency of the line (Auto, 50 Hz,
60 Hz, or 400 Hz)

B.

Set the standard type (IEC61000-3-2 A,
IEC61000-3-2 B, IEC61000-3-2 C or
IEC61000-3-2 D)

C. Set the display type (Off, Bar Chart, or Table)
D. Return to the previous menu

Standard
IEC 61000-3-2 is an international standard that limits mains voltage distortion by prescribing the
maximum value for harmonic currents from the second harmonic up to and including the 40th harmonic
current. There are 4 different classes in the EN 61000-3-2 that have different limit values:Class A: Balanced 3-phase equipment, household appliances excluding equipment identified asclass D, tools, excluding portable tools, dimmers for incandescent lamps, audio equipment, andall other equipment, except that stated in one of the following classes.

Class B: Portable tools, arc welding equipment which is not professional equipment

Class C: Lighting equipment.

Class D: PC, PC monitors, radio, or TV receivers. Input power P ≤ 600 W.I

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Parameter Description
For the first 40 harmonics, the following values are displayed:

Measured Value (RMS) -- The measured value displayed in the unit specified by the harmonic
unit parameterLimit Value (RMS) -- Limits specified by the selected standardMargin (%) --The margin specified by selected standard parameters. The margin value is(standard value - measured value) / standard value * 100%

Pass/Fail State -- Determine whether the measured value is passed or failed according to theselected standard. The rows in the table or the bars in the bar chart are rendered in different colors
based on the pass / fail state. When the value is greater than 85% of the limit but less than 100%of the limit, it is defined as a critical state.

Total Harmonic Distortion（THD）=100% ∗√X22 +X23 +⋯+X2𝑛， where Xn is the nth harmonic, and X1

X1

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30.4. Inrush Current
A large current far greater than the stable current may flow through at the moment of switching on a
power supply. The large current is called the inrush current. The current waveform when switching on
is shown in the figure below:

Signal Settings
Click Input Setup to recall input setup dialog box:
A.

Set the input voltage source

B.

Set the input current source

C. Set the expected current value, the range is 100 mA~ 500 A. The oscilloscope will set the trigger level toan expected current/20 and the vertical scale of thecurrent channel to an expected current/3
D. Set the maximum effective input voltage (Vrms), therange is 1 V ~ 1 kV. The oscilloscope will set thevertical scale of the voltage channel to maximum
input voltage/6

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View the connection guide

F.

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30.5. Switching Loss
Switch loss analysis can be used to calculate the power dissipated in the switching period.

Deskew Calibration
A relatively small skew can cause a large measurement error of switching loss, especially during theon phase when the voltage is close to zero and the non-on phase when the current is close to zero.
This is a typical oscilloscope dynamic range limitation when trying to measure weak voltage and (or)current in the presence of relatively large switching voltage and (or) current.

To correct the skew between the oscilloscope channels or probes, the deskew procedure should be
performed once initially, and re-run when any part of the hardware setup changes (for example, adifferent probe, different oscilloscope channel, etc.) or when the ambient temperature changes. The
deskew procedures by using the DF2001A deskew fixture are as follows:A.

Demagnetize and zero-adjust the current probe

B.

Set up connections to the DF2001A deskew fixture

Available current
probesSmall Loop

Large Loop

CP4020（100 kHz，20 Arms）

CP5150（12 MHz，150 Arms）

CP4050（1 MHz，50 Arms）

CP5500（5 MHz，500 Arms）

CP4070（150 kHz，70 Arms）
CP4070A（300 kHz，70 Arms）
CP5030（50 MHz，30 Arms）
CP5030（100 MHz，30 Arms）
High-voltage differential

J7: signal terminal

J3: signal terminal

probe sense points

J6: earth terminal

J4: earth terminala)Connect D+ and D- of the high-voltage differential probe to J7 and J6b)Connect the current probe to the loop with the direction of the arrow indicating the directionof the current flowc)

Make sure the switch S1 on the deskew fixture is set to the appropriate side of the fixture(either “small loop” or “large loop”)

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The USB port supplies power to the deskew fixture

C. Connect the voltage and current probes to the oscilloscope input channel
D. Click Signal to enter the signal setting menu. Select the corresponding input channel, and thenclick Auto Deskew to perform the calibration. When the process completes, a message will pop
up indicating whether the deskew operation was successful or not.

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Configuration
Click Config to recall the configuration dialog box:
A.

Set the voltage reference, i.e. the switch level at theedge of the input switch. This value is a percentage ofthe maximum switching voltage. Adjusting the value
to ignore background noise. This value is used todetermine the threshold hysteresis of the switch edge

B.

Set the current reference, i.e. the switch level at the
beginning of the input switch edge. This value is thepercentage of the maximum switching current. Thisvalue can be adjusted to ignore background noise orinvalid offset that is difficult to eliminate in the current
probe. This value is used to determine the threshold
hysteresis of the switch edge

C. Set the conduction type (Waveform, Rds(on) orVce(sat))D. Set Rds(on) resistanceE.

Set Vce voltage

F.

Return to the previous menu

Conduction Type

Waveform -- The power waveform uses the original data, and the calculation formula is P = V * I,
E = P * T.

Rds(on) -- In the on area (where the voltage level is lower than the voltage reference (adjustable)),the power calculation formula is P = I2 * Rds(on). In the off area (where the current level is lower
than the current reference (adjustable)), the power calculation formula is P = 0 watt.



Vce(sat) -- In the on area (where the voltage level is lower than the voltage reference (adjustable)),the power calculation formula is P = Vce(sat) * I. In the off area (where the current level is lower
than the current reference (adjustable)), the power calculation formula is P = 0 watt.

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Connection Guide
Click Signal > Connection Guide to recall the connection guide of switching loss, as shown in
the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on the top
right of the guide to close.

30.6. Slew Rate
The slew rate measures the change rate of voltage or current during switching.

Connection Guide
Click Input Setup > Connection Guide to recall the connection guide of the slew rate, as shownin the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on the top
right of the guide to close.

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30.7. Modulation
Modulation analysis measures the control pulse signal of the switching device (MOSFET) and observes
the pulse width, duty, period, frequency, and other trends of the control pulse signal in response todifferent events.

Connection Guide
Click Input Setup > Connection Guide to recall the connection guide of modulation, as shown in
the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on the top
right of the guide to close.

30.8. Output Ripple
Power supply ripple is an important parameter to evaluate DC power supply, which represents thequality of output DC voltage. Ripple analysis can measure the current value, average value, minimum
value, maximum value, standard deviation, and count of the power supply output ripple.

Connection Guide
Click Input Setup > Connection Guide to recall the connection guide of output ripple, as shownin the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on the top
right of the guide to close.

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30.9. Turn On/Turn Off
Turn-on analysis determines the time taken for the power supply to reach 90% of its steady-state output.
Turn-off analysis determines the time taken for the power supply to fall to 10% of its maximum output
voltage.

Signal Settings
Click Input Setup to input setup dialog box:
A.

Set the input voltage source

B.

Set the output voltage source

C. Set the input type (AC or DC)
D. Set the duration, the range is 5 ns ~ 20 s. The
oscilloscope will set the timebase according to the value(duration / 14)E.

Set the maximum effective input voltage Vrms, the range
is 1 V ~ 1 kV. The oscilloscope will set the vertical scaleof the voltage channel to maximum input voltage / 7 andthe trigger level to maximum input voltage / 10.

F.

Set the stable output voltage value, the range is -30 V ~30 V. The oscilloscope will set the vertical scale of theoutput voltage channel to stable output voltage / 6

G. View the connection guide
H. Return to the previous menu

Testing ConditionsTurn On -- Determines the time taken for the power to reach a certain percentage of its steadystate output. The turn on time is between T2 and T1, where:
T1 = When the input voltage first rises to a certain percentage (usually 10%) of its maximum
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T2 = When the output DC voltage rises to a certain percentage (usually 90%) of its maximum
amplitudeTurn Off -- Determines the time it has taken for the power supply to be turned off to fall to a certain
percentage of its maximum output voltage. The turn off time is between T2 and T1, where:
T1 = When the input voltage finally falls to a certain percentage (usually 10%) of its maximum
amplitude
T2 = When the output DC voltage finally falls to a certain percentage (usually 10%) of its maximum
amplitude

Connection Guide
Click Input Setup > Connection Guide to recall the connection guide of turn on/turn off, as shownin the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on the top
right of the guide to close.

30.10. Transient Response
Transient response analysis can determine the response speed of the output voltage of the power
supply to the change of the output load. This time starts from the first time that the output voltage exits
the stable band and ends at the last time that the output voltage enters the stable band.

Signal Settings
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Click Input Setup to recall input setup dialog box:
A.

Set the output voltage source

B.

Set the output current source

C. Set the duration. The oscilloscope will set theappropriate time base according to the duration
D. Set the stable output voltage, i.e. the expected
output DC voltage of the power supply in a stable
state
E.

Set the overshoot percentage of output voltage,
which can be used to determine the stable bandvalue of transient response and adjust the verticalscale of the oscilloscopeF.

View the connection guide

G. Return to the previous menu

Configuration
Click Config to recall the configuration dialog box:
A.

Set the input low current value. This is the
expected low current value before or after the loadchangeB.

Set the input high current value. This is the
expected high current value before or after theload change

C. Return to the previous menu

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Note: The low and high current values are used to calculate the trigger level and adjust
the oscilloscope vertical scale. After the load changes, the current value changes from
low to high (or from high to low), and the oscilloscope triggers and performs to measure
the transient response stability time.

Connection Guide
Click Input Setup > Connection Guide to recall the connection guide of transient response, as
shown in the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on
the top right of the guide to close.

30.11. PSRR
The power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) test is used to determine how the regulator suppresses ripple
noise in different frequency ranges. The oscilloscope controls the arbitrary waveform/function
generator to output a sweep signal, which is used to introduce ripple into the DC voltage transmitted
to the voltage regulator. Measure the AC RMS ratio of input to output, and plot the relationship between
the ratio and frequency. The background noise of the oscilloscope is higher than that of the network
analyzer, and the sensitivity is lower than that of the network analyzer, so the PSRR measured by theoscilloscope is difficult to exceed -60 dB. The PSRR test is generally acceptable for sampling theoverall PSRR behavior of the power supply under test.

Connection Guide
Click Input Setup > Connection Guide to recall the connection guide of PSRR, as shown in the
figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on the top rightof the guide to close.

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30.12. Power Efficiency
Power efficiency analysis can test the overall efficiency of the power supply by measuring the output
power and input power.

Connection Guide
Click

Input Setup>

Connection Guide

to recall the connection guide of power efficiency, as

shown in the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on
the top right of the guide to close.

30.13. SOA
The safe operating area (SOA) of MOSFETs defines the voltage, current, and power consumption
conditions over which the device can be expected to operate without self-damage. The oscilloscope
can automatically generate the SOA according to the Voltage Limit , Current Limit , andPower Limitparameters set in the

Configmenu, and judge if the stress on the MOSFET isbeyond the SOA or not. This helps designers quickly find a problem or latent risk in the circuit.

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Connection Guide
Click

Input Setup>

Connection Guide

to recall the connection guide of power efficiency, as

shown in the figure below. Please follow the instructions in this figure for connection. Click the icon on
the top right of the guide to close.

Note: Perform a Deskew operation between the voltage and current input channels
before the test. See the section “Switching Loss” for more details on deskewing.

The test steps are as followed:
1.

In the Input Setup menu, assign the correct channels to Input Voltage and Input Current .
Set Duration as the expected observed duration, then the oscilloscope will automatically set
the timebase according to it.

2.

In theConfigmenu set Voltage Limit, Current Limit, andPower Limitparameters

according to the datasheet of the MOSFET device under test, then the oscilloscope willautomatically generate the SOA and the vertical scale of the Input Voltage and Input Current
channels according to them.
3.

Turn on Test State . The oscilloscope will begin to acquire the voltage and current waveforms,
and display the SOA measurement, showing if the measured stresses are in the SOA or not.

4.

Users can adjust horizontal, vertical, and trigger settings during the test for the best observation.

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Below is an example of testing the power-up stresses on a MOSFET and judging if the stresses aresafe for the MOSFET using the SOA:

Voltage and current waveforms on the MOSFET at power-up

SOA, in which the mask is created according to the voltage limit, current limit, and power
limit. The result shows “Pass” because all the stresses are within the mask.

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Bode Plot

31.1. Overview
The SDS7000A supports an automatic Bode plot function. This function provides a frequency response
curve of the device-under-test as well as the interface for output sweep parameter control and data
display settings. At this time, either the built-in waveform generator or one of the SIGLENT SDG series
arbitrary function generators are supported. During the sweep, the oscilloscope configures thegenerator output frequency and amplitude and then compares the input signal to the output of the DUT.
Gain (G) and phase (P) are measured at each frequency and plotted on the frequency response Bodeplot. When the loop response analysis is complete, you can move the markers on the chart to see thegain and phase values measured at each frequency point. You can also adjust the scale and offset
settings for the amplitude and phase plots.

Click Analysis > Bode Plot to recall the Bode plot dialog box:
A.

Turn on/off the Bode plot

B.

Configure the Bode plot (DUT, AWG connection,
sweep parameters)

C. Turn on/off the operation
D. Set display parameters, including coordinate axis, trace
visibility, and cursors
E.

Data list. Open the data list of the Bode plot to view the
curve data, save the data results to a U-disk or recall itfrom a U-diskF.

Set the measurement parameters. Parametermeasurement of the scanning curve includes upper cutoff frequency (UF), lower cut-off frequency (LF),
bandwidth (BW), gain margin (GM), and phase margin(PM)

G. Quickly print the specified Bode Plot waveform area tothe storage

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31.2. Configuration
31.2.1.

ConnectionA.

DUT input and output channels

B.

Channel gain. When it is set to Auto, the oscilloscope will automatically adapt the verticalscale according to the signal amplitude; when it is set to Hold, it will always keep the verticalscale before the test operation

C. Arbitrary waveform generator connection settings. Click Interface to select the connection
type. When selecting LAN, it needs to

Set IP

andSave

it. Click

Test

to confirm

whether the arbitrary waveform generator is connected correctly

31.2.2.

Sweep

Click Sweep Type to select the sweep type. There are two types: Simple and Variable level.

A.

Set the sweep type

B.

Set the sweep as Continue or Single

C. Set the sweep frequency. The frequency mode can be linear or logarithmic. When it is set tolinear, the corresponding center frequency and span frequency need to be set; when it is set
to a logarithmic, the corresponding start frequency and stop frequency need to be set

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D. Set the number of sweep points. The larger the number of points, the higher the sweep
resolutionE.

Set the amplitude of the sweep signal

F.

Set the offset of the sweep signal

G. Set the signal amplitude unit. When it is set to dB, the reference level and load need to be
set
H. Set the loadA.

Set the sweep type to Vari-Level

B.

Select a profile. Up to 4 profiles can be edited

C. Set the frequency mode
D. Set the number of sweep points
E.

Set the offset of the sweep signal

F.

Set the signal amplitude unit. When it is set to dB, the reference level and load need to be
set

G. Set the sweep as Continue or Single
H. Variable level signal display areaI.

Click Edit to turn on the profile editor

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Click Nodes to set the signal node number through the mouse wheel, or click ▲ to increase thenodes and ▼ to decrease.

Click the cell in the table area to set the frequency and amplitude of the corresponding node. Click toactivate the cell, adjust the value through the mouse wheel, or click the cell again to call up the virtual
keypad for setting.

31.3. Display
Bode plot display settings include amplitude, phase, cursors, and trace visibility.

Amplitude
Set the amplitude coordinate axis of the Bode plot. Click

Display>

Amplitude

to recall theamplitude setting dialog box:

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Set the reference position to the center or top

B.

Set the scale of the amplitude coordinate axis

C. Set the reference level, the max value of the amplitude
coordinate axis
D. Set the amplitude mode. Set to Vout to display the
amplitude value of the output signal; set to Vout/Vin to
display the amplitude ratio of the output signal to the input
signalE.

When the mode is Vout, it needs to set the unit (Vpp, Vrms,
dBV, dBu, dBm, or Arbitrary dB); when the mode is
Vout/Vin, it needs to set the amplitude axis type (Linear or
Logarithmic).

F.

Auto-Set. According to the output signal amplitude curve,
the oscilloscope automatically sets the scale and reference
level

G. Return to the previous menu

Phase
Set the phase coordinate axis of the Bode plot. Click Display > Phase to recall the phase setting
dialog box:
A.

Set the reference position to the center or top

B.

Set the scale of the phase coordinate axis

C. Set the reference level, the max value of the phase
coordinate axis
D. Set the phase unit (Degree or Rad)E.

Auto-Set. According to the output signal phase curve, theoscilloscope automatically sets the scale and reference
level

F.

Return to the previous menu

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Cursors
SDS7000A can use the cursor to measure the Bode plot curve. The cursor of the Bode plot is similar
to the ordinary cursor, see the chapter "Cursors" for details. Click Display > Cursors to recall the
cursor setting dialog box.
A.

Turn on/off the cursors of the Bode plotB.

Set the cursors type (X or Y)

C. Specify the cursor and set the position
D. Set the source 1
E.

Set the source 2

F.

Return to the previous menu

Trace Visibility
When multiple output signals are connected, the Bode plot interface will display the amplitude andphase curves of all output signals at the same time. Users can turn on/off other scanning curves toobserve the details of specific curves. Click Display > Trace Visibility to recall the setting dialog
box.

31.4. Data Analysis
With the data list, cursor measurement, and automatic measurement functions, the Bode plot curve
can be analyzed in detail. The data list provides the raw values for each point. The cursors can beused to flexibly measure the change of each position of the curve. The automatic measurement function
can be used to measure the five parameters of the Bode plot curve: upper cut-off frequency (UF), lower
cut-off frequency (LF), bandwidth (BW), gain margin (GM), and phase margin (PM).

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Data list display area

B.

Cursors

C. Data point location line
D. Cursor information display areaE.

Measurement parameters display area

F.

Bode plot dialog box

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Data List
Click Data to recall the data setting dialog box:
A.

Turn on/off the data list

B.

Set the selected row in the list. Adjust the mouse wheel
to set, or directly click the list display area to select a
specific line

C. Set the data source
D. Save/Recall the data. Saving and recalling the Bodeplot data (*.csv) is similar to the operation of setup files,
see the chapter "Save/Recall" for details
E.

Return to the previous menu

MeasureClick Measure to recall the measure setting dialog box:

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Set the position of measurement items, and support 5 measurement items at mostB.

Set the measurement source

C. Measurement parameter area. Click each parameter area to activate the measurement
parameter. In the figure above, "UF" is activatedD. Clear all measurements
E.

Clear the current measurement

F.

Close the measurement configuration window

For example, to add UF measurements for C2 and GM measurements for C3, follow the steps below:
Measure > Position > Source > UF
Measure > Position > Source > GM

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32.

Eye Diagram

32.1. Overview
An eye diagram is an oscilloscope display in which a high-speed digital signal is repetitively sampled
and applied to the vertical input, while the data rate is used to trigger the horizontal sweep. It is called
an Eye because the pattern looks like a series of eyes between a pair of rails. The combined effects ofchannel and dispersion can be evaluated from the Eye opening width and height.

Click Analysis > Eye Diagram to recall the diagram analysis dialog box, this process may takeseveral seconds. The user interface is similar to normal mode.

A.

Menu Bar

B.

Grid Area

C. Dialog Box
D. Measurement parameters display area

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Eye diagram descriptor box, click to recall the eye diagram dialog box

F.

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Eye Diagram Dialog Box:A.

Turn on/off the eye diagram

B.

Quick view. The oscilloscope will automatically adjust
its vertical/horizontal scale and trigger level after thecorresponding channel source is set and the quickview option is active

C. The signal setting, including source selection andlevel adjustment
D. Clock recovery options, including Constant Frequency
and PLL
E.

Measure, similar to Measure in normal modeF.

Mask test

G. Turn on / off the operation. It is allowed to enter the YT mode without exiting the eye diagram if run off theoperation
H. Run / Stop eye diagram when the operation is active

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32.2. Signal Setting
Click Signal Setting to open the signal setup dialog box.
A.

The signal type can be NRZ, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T1,
100BASE-T2

B.

The source can be C1~C4

C. Set the trigger level manually
D. The hysteresis of the trigger level has a unit of division in
the vertical direction. A Larger hysteresis range comeswith better noise tolerance but reduced sensitivity. A
larger hysteresis range requires a higher signal amplitudeE.

The Find Level indicates that the oscilloscope willautomatically seek and set the trigger level at theintersection of the rising and falling edges of the eye
diagram

32.3. Clock Recovery
Clock recovery is a feature that provides an ideal clock for comparison to actual signal edges. It is the
key step in constructing an eye. The eye diagram can be constructed only when the reference clock isrecovered from the data correctly. Click Clock Recovery in the eye diagram menu to open the dialog
box.

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Set the clock recovery method, ConstantFrequency, or PLL. See Table 32.1 for details.

B.

Choose the mode of finding rate between
Manual and Automatic.

C. Choose the find rate between Every and First.
The oscilloscope will perform a clock recovery
for each acquisition in the “Every” mode andat each new frame, the eye diagram will
replace the clock rate with the one from theprevious frame. In the “First” mode, theoscilloscope uses the clock recovered fromthe first frame for all the frames.

Table 32.1 Description of Clock Recovery Method
Clock Recovery

Description

MethodConstant
Frequency

The clock is assumed to be a constant frequency and recovered through thelinear fitting based on the least-squares method.

The value of each reference clock edge will be calculated by the PLL software
Phase-Locked
Loop

based on the sampled signal. Using this method, the low-frequency
components in the jitter can be removed because of the tracking capacity of
the PLL. This method supports First Order Golden PLL and its loop bandwidth
can be configured by changing the damping factor.

Table 32.2 Description of Clock Data Rate
Date Rate

Automatic

Description
The clock is recovered using the signal edge database only. It is therecommended method in most cases.
The oscilloscope will perform clock recovery under the expected Data Rate as

Manualyour input. Suitable for the situations in which the oscilloscope cannot recover
the clock accurately when the signal-to-noise ratio is poor.

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32.4. Measurement
Click Measure under the eye diagram menu to open the measurement setting dialog.
The measurement under the eye diagram mode is similar to measurements in normal mode. Refer to
Chapter “Measurement” to see the operating instructions.

Table 32.3 Description of Eye Diagram Parameters
Parameters

Description

Time Interval

TIE is the difference between the edges in a data signal and the edges in an

Error

ideal data signal
The horizontal opening of an eye diagram. Estimated based on the distributionof the eye diagram crossing point in the horizontal direction.

EyeWidth= ( t crossin g2 -3crossin g2 ) - ( t crossin g1 +3crossin g1 )Eye Width

The vertical opening of an eye diagram. Estimated based on the vertical
distribution of the measured high-voltage and measured low-voltage in the
40% to 60% UI interval.

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The high voltage corresponds to 1-level in the diagram. The one level is
1-levelcalculated as the mean value of the top histogram distribution in the middle 20
percent of the eye period
The low voltage corresponds to the 0-level in the diagram. The zero level0-levelcomes from the histogram mean value of the data captured inside the middle
20 percent of the eye period

Eye Amplitude

The eye amplitude describes the voltage between 1-level and 0-level

Rise Time

The duration of rising time from 20% to 80%

Fall Time

The duration of falling time from 80% to 20%
The measure of the amplitude of the crossing point relative to the one andzero level

Eye Crossing

Crossing(%)=

VCrossin g − V0
V1 − V0

The ratio of the desired signal level to the level of background noise.
Signal-to-Noise
Ratio

Q=

V1 − V01 + 0

The average value of the whole data stream. A higher percentage of 1-level
Average Power

comes with a higher average power. The figure comes to 50% of eyeamplitude when the 1-level and 0-level account for the same probability

32.5. Mask Test
Click the Mask Test under the eye diagram menu to start the mask test configuration. Its principle
and operation process are the same as the mask test in normal mode. Refer to “Mask Test”

32.6. Other Operation
Some operations are supported under both the eye diagram analysis and normal mode. Part of thecompatible operations are listed in the following table. For details of their operations, please refer totheir respective sections.

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Table 32.4 Operations that be supported under the eye diagram
Operation

Note

Vertical Control

The vertical scale (volts/div) and vertical position can be adjusted.

Horizontal Control

The horizontal scale (time/div) and trigger delay can be adjusted. Memory

and Sampling

depth will adjust according to the time base under the highest sampling rate.
The trigger setting is supported. Keeping the default edge trigger mode andTrigger Control

trigger level to ensure the oscilloscope can trigger correctly will berecommended.

Display

The color temperature, waveform intensity, and grid are supported to adjust.

Cursors

Both vertical and horizontal cursors can be added and adjusted.

SystemSystem-related settings, I/O settings, etc.

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33.

Jitter Analysis

33.1. Overview
Jitter — The time deviation from the ideal timing of a data-bit event — is one of the most important
topics in high-speed digital data signals. The Jitter analysis application featured in this device canmeasure kinds of jitter features. Besides, the various jitter components can be decomposed based on
TIE data and analyzed in time and frequency domains.

Click

Analysis>

Jitterto recall the jitter analysis dialog box, this process may cost several

seconds. Its user interface is similar to the UI in an eye diagram or normal mode.

A.

Menu BarB.

The grid area displays the waveform in normal or eye diagram modes.

C. Dialog Box
D. Measurement parameter display areaE.

Clock or data rate information areaF.

Timebase and Trigger descriptor box

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Jitter Analysis Dialog Box
A.

Turn on/off the Jitter Analysis

B.

Set the display mode, including Waveform and Eye
diagram

C. The signal setting, including source and trigger level
D. Quick view. After setting the channel source andperforming a quick view, the oscilloscope willautomatically adjust the vertical/horizontal scale andtrigger level, the frequently-used measurement types
will be recalled as wellE.

Clock recovery options, including Constant Frequency
and PLL

F.

Jitter decomposition setting

G. Set the measurement

33.2. Signal Configuration
Click Signal to set the channel source and trigger level. The setting is similar to Eye Diagram. Referto the “Signal Setting” section in the "Eye Diagram" chapter for details.

The type of measured signal can be pre-set to be data or clock in the jitter analysis, then theoscilloscope will execute corresponding optimization processing for the signal type, which is different
from Eye Diagram.

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33.3. Clock Recovery
The setting of clock recovery is the same as Eye Diagram. Refer to the section "Clock Recovery" inthe "Eye Diagram" chapter.

33.4. Jitter Decomposition
Jitter typically consists of various jitter components that are caused by different jitter sources. For ananalytical approach, a jitter model is frequently used, which splits jitter into two major categories ofrandom and deterministic jitter.

Figure 33.1 Jitter decomposition tree

The benefits of jitter decomposition：
1.

Jitter performance plays a crucial role in the bit error rate of a high-speed digital communication
system. Through a limited sample, the jitter measurement value can be used to estimate the TJ at
any bit error rate if the RJ estimation is correct.

2.

Jitter decomposition is a key tool to accurately derive each type of jitter as well as total jitter in asystem and identify the root causes of jitter quickly.

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Click Jitter Decomposition to enter the jitter decomposition configuration menu.
A.

Set the pattern mode between Auto and Manual. In the
Manual mode, the pattern length in bits, which
represents the repetition period of the data sequence,
can be set as user input. In the Auto mode, the patternlength is automatically detected

B.

Pattern length. When Pattern Mode = Auto, this area isread-only. The pattern length is a necessary parameterto calculate DCD and DDJ

C. Minimum repetition number of pattern
D. The number of pattern repetition
E.

Turn on/off the Bathtub curve. The "bottom" of thebathtub expresses the degree of the eye opening under
the target bit error rate.

The result of jitter decomposition will be shown in the measured area. Users can add the jitter
components interested, including measurement values, histogram, track, and spectrogram. Refer tothe “Jitter Measure” section for details.

33.5. Jitter Measure
Click the Jitter Measure in the Jitter analysis menu to recall the jitter measurement settings. The
operation method of adding jitter measurement parameters is the same as that of the measure closed
jitter function. Refer to the “Measurement” for details.

Statistics for each measurement item are automatically enabled when the measurement is activated.
Following are the descriptions of some jitter parameters.

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Table 33.1 Descriptions of jitter parameters
Parameter

Description

Jitter Basics

PeriodFreq+Width-WidthThe time between the crossing points of two consecutive like-polarity edges.
For clock data only.
Reciprocal of the period. For clock data only.
Time difference between the middle of a rising edge to the middle of the next
falling edge of the pulse.
Time difference between the middle of a falling edge to the middle of the next
rising edge of the pulse.

+Duty

Positive Duty Cycle. The ratio of positive width to period. For clock data only.

-Duty

Negative Duty Cycle. The ratio of negative width to period. For clock data only.

CCJ

The difference between two continuous periods. For clock data only.

+Width@C2C-Width@C2C+Duty@C2C-Duty@C2C

Difference between the positive pulse width of two continuous cycles. For clock
data only.
Difference between the negative pulse width of two continuous cycles. For
clock data only.
Difference between the positive duty cycle of two adjacent cycles. For clock
data only.
Difference between the negative duty cycle of two adjacent cycles. For clock
data only.

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Random jitter (RJ) also called Gaussian jitter, is unpredictable electronic timing
noise. RJ is caused by thermal noise in an electrical circuit or due to the central
RJ

limit theorem. Random jitter is unbounded and commonly specified by thestandard deviation σ. Due to its irregular nature, random jitter (RJ) is
uncorrelated to any other signal and unpredictable in timing behavior.

DJ

Deterministic jitter, the observed peak-to-peak value will not grow over time,
has a bounded distribution.
Duty cycle distortion (DCD) is the difference between mean TIE for rising

DCD

edges and mean TIE for falling edges. Asymmetrical rise-time vs. fall-time andnon-optimal choice of decision threshold will cause DCD.
Data-dependent jitter (DDJ) has several discrete line distributions, mainly

DDJ

caused by ISI, the physical/electrical effect. There will be different zerocrossing positions, due to transmission line effects like reflections and the step
response of the system.
Periodic jitter (PJ) is mainly caused by periodic signal interference on thePJboard, including power supply ripple, clock crosstalk, etc. Periodic interference
can directly cause phase modulation of the observed signal.
Total jitter (TJ) is computed with a required bit error rate (BER) for the system:
TJ = DJ + 2Q𝐵𝐸𝑅 ∗ σRJ

TJ@BER

The value of Q𝐵𝐸𝑅 changes according to different bit error rates. A common
BER used in communication standards such as Ethernet is 10−12, Q𝐵𝐸𝑅 =7.05

Part of the measurements can be displayed in frequency domains. Click the Spectrum in the dialog
of jitter measure to enter the frequency domain setting.

The vertical and horizontal parameters can be adjusted for better observation.

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33.6. Other Operation
Some operations are supported under both the jitter analysis and normal mode. The compatible
operations are similar to the eye diagram, take Table 32.4 as a reference.

33.7. System Effect on Jitter Measure
The system's influence on the jitter measurement must be taken into consideration. It is important toevaluate the degree of error introduced in the jitter measurement according to the specifications of themeasurement system itself. The methods applied to the measuring process also play an important rolein the jitter measurement.

The system error formula of oscilloscope jitter measurement is as follows:2

 Noise 2
err =  + Jitter Sample Clock Slew rate Sample clock jitter and noise in the formula are possible from the oscilloscope itself. Besides, the slew
rate of the signal under test also is related to the system error according to the formula. The slew rateis inversely proportional to the error when the noise value does not change. This indicates that weshould use signals with edges as fast as possible during jitter testing, and keep the signal at full scaleof the oscilloscope by adjusting the vertical scale.

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34.

Compliance Test

Click Analysis > Compliance Test to enter the Compliance Test setting menu.

The SDS7000A can perform automatic and semi-automatic compliance tests according to the specified
protocol test specifications. The supported protocols include USB2.0, 100M Ethernet, 1000M Ethernet,
Automtive Ethernet, etc. See the documentation corresponding to each protocol for more details.

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35.

Waveform Generator

35.1. Overview
The SDS7000A supports waveform/function generation by incorporating a built-in Waveform
Generator accessory combined with the software activation using option SDS7000A-FG.
The AWG functions include:

6 basic waveforms: Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise, and DC

45 built-in arbitrary waveforms



Output frequency up to 50 MHz

-3V ~ +3V output amplitude range

Refer to the datasheet for the detailed specifications of the AWG.
SDS7000A-FG Option
For the installation of the SDS7000A-FG option, please refer to the section "Install Option".
Click the menu Utility > Wave Gen to recall the AWG dialog box.
A.

Turn on/off the output of AWG

B.

Select the waveform type (Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse,
Noise, DC, and Arb)

C. Set the frequency
D. Set the amplitudeE.

Set the offset

F.

Other AWG settings: Output load, overvoltage protection,and so on.

G. AWG system information and firmware upgrade

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35.2. Wave TypeThe AWG function provides six standard waveforms and multiple arbitrary waveforms. The standard
waveforms are Sine, Square, Ramp, Pulse, Noise, and DC.

The following table shows all waveform types and corresponding parameters.

Wave Type

Parameters

Sine

Frequency, Amplitude, Offset

SquareFrequency, Amplitude, Offset, Duty

Ramp

Frequency, Amplitude, Offset, Symmetry

Pulse

Frequency, Amplitude, Offset, Duty

DC

OffsetNoise

Stdev, MeanArb

Frequency, Amplitude, Offset, Arb TypeThe Arbitrary waveforms consist of two types: built-in waveforms and stored waveforms. Click
Arb Type in the AWG dialog box, and select the arbitrary in the pop-up window:

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There are 6 tabs in the window. Under each tab, a catalog of waveforms is listed. Built-in waveforms
are stored in Common, Math, Engine, Window, and Trigo. Stored waveforms are located in the Storedmenu.
Users can edit arbitrary waveforms using SIGLENT EasyWaveX PC software, send the stored
waveforms to the instrument through the remote interface, or import the stored waveforms through a
U disk.

35.3. Other Setting
Click Setting in the AWG dialog box to recall the "Other
Setting" dialog box:
A.

Select the output load

B.

Turn on/off the OVP (Over Voltage Protection)

C. Do zero adjust
D. Set to default
E.

Return to the previous menu

Output Load
The selected output load value must match the load impedance. Otherwise, the amplitude and offsetof the output waveform of AWG will be incorrect.

OVP
When OVP is enabled, the output will be turned off automatically once the protection condition is met.
The protection condition is when the absolute value on the output port is higher than 4 V ± 0.5 V. At
the same time, a warning message is displayed, and the function generator output is closed..

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Zero Adjust
The output zero error of the AWG can be calibrated by using auto mode or manual mode. The objectof the Zero Adjust is: when AWG outputs a 0 V DC signal, the measured mean value of thecorresponding channel is within ± 1mV.



Auto Steps: In this mode, the adjustment can only be performed with C1 of the oscilloscope.
Connect the output of AWG to C1 of the oscilloscope, click Auto , and the AWG will start toautomatically adjust. The scope will display “Zero adjust completed!” when the adjustment is done.



Manual Steps: The AWG can be manually calibrated through any channel on the oscilloscope.
Take C2 as an example:
1.

Connect the output of AWG to C2, open C2, set it to DC coupling, turn on the bandwidth limit,
and set the probe attenuation to 1X.

2.

Set the vertical scale of C2 to a small scale such as 1 mV/div. Turn on the measure and set
the parameter to the Mean of C2.

3.

Click Manual and roll the mouse wheel to adjust the compensation value, until the meanvalue of C2 is within ±1 mV, and then click Save . The scope will display “Zero adjust
completed!”.

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module.

UpgradeThe firmware here refers to the firmware of the built-in AWG module. The SDS7000A supports firmware
and configuration file upgrades for the AWG via a U disk. Follow the steps below:
1.

Copy the upgrade file (*.ADS) to the U disk.

2.

Insert the U disk into one of the USB host ports of the oscilloscope.

3.

Click Browse… to select the path of the upgrade file. See the chapter “Save/Recall”for thedetailed operation.

4.

Click Upgrade to start the upgrade progress. A progress bar shows the percentage finished.

5.

After the upgrade, reboot the oscilloscope.

6.

Enter theSystemdialog box again to check if the upgraded hardware version number isconsistent with the target version.

Warning: Don't cut off the power during the upgrade !

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Display

Display settings include display type of waveform, color, persistence, grid type, trace brightness,graticule brightness, etc.
Click the menu Display > Menu to recall the display dialog box.
A.

Switch the waveform display type to
Vectors (line display) or DotsB.

Turn on or off the color grade

C. Set persistence
D. Clear display. The operation clears all
waveforms displaying on the screen
and clears persistE.

Set the mulitiple displays type as
Duplicate or Extend

F.

Set menu auto-hide time

G. Set the menu style to Embedded or
Floating. When set to Embedded, thegrid area will be compressedhorizontally to display the complete
waveform when the dialog box isdisplayed. When set to Floating, it will
directly cover part of the grid area
when the dialog box is displayed
H. Select the grid type (Full Grid, Light
Grid, and No Grid)I.

Set the intensity brightness (0~100%,
default 50%), LCD brightness(0~100%, default 80%), graticule
brightness (0~100%, default 20%) andkeypad brightness (10~100%, default
80%)

J.

Set the color of each channel

K.

Display the axis labelsL.

Set the window, including setting thewindow layout and font size

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36.1. Display Type
There is no difference between the vector and dot display types when the number of waveform points
on the screen is large, but there will be differences when the number of waveform points on the screen
is less than the number of pixel points in the waveform display area.


Vectors: The samples are connected by lines (i.e. interpolated) and displayed. The interpolation
methods include linear interpolation and sin(x)/x interpolation. See the section of "Acquisition
Setup" for details of interpolation.



Dots: Displays the raw samples directly. You can visually see each sampling point and use thecursor to measure the X and Y values of that point.

Vector Display

Dot Display

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Note: In the Run state, due to the high waveform update rate of the oscilloscope,
the waveform displayed is the superposition of multiple frames. Therefore, what isseen using the dots display is not the discrete sampling points, but the display effectsimilar to equivalent sampling. Stop the acquisition to view the original samples ofeach frame separately.

Dots display in Run state

36.2. Color Grade
Color grade uses color temperature to map the probability of the waveforms. The greater the probability
that the waveform appears in a pixel, the warmer the color of the pixel. The smaller probability, thecolder the color temperature of that pixel.

The picture below shows the change of color from cold to warm.

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Color grade off

Color grade on

36.3. Set Persist
With persistence, the oscilloscope updates the display with new acquisitions but does not erase theresults of previous acquisitions in the specified period. All previous acquisitions are displayed with
reduced intensity. New acquisitions are shown in their normal color with normal intensity. In
combination with SDS7000A's high waveform update rate and persist function, in some cases
anomalies in the waveform can be found in a short time without complex trigger settings to improve
test efficiency. Below is an example to display glitches in a data sequence with infinite persistence.

When the display dialog box and persist are off, performing Display > Persistence can turn on
persist.

Click Persist in the display dialog box to set the persistence time.


Off: Turn off persist.

Variable persist time (100ms, 200ms, 500ms, 1s, 5s, 10s, 30s): Choose different persist times.

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The oscilloscope updates with the newly acquired waveform display. Acquired waveforms will becleared after the corresponding time has expired.
Infinite: Select “Infinite”, previous acquisitions will never be erased until a Clear Display
operation is performed.

36.4. Set Grid

Full Grid: Display 8*10 gridLight Grid: Display 2*2 grid

No Grid: Display without grid

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No Grid36.5. Color Setting
The color setting supports user-defined trace colors. Click the color rectangle box to set in the pop-up
palette page. Click the Default area to restore the default color for all channels.

Select a color directly on the palette and preview its hue, saturation, light, and RGB values or directly
modify the color parameters to customize the color. After the change, click OK to confirm.

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36.6. Axis Label Setting
Turn on the axis label, the horizontal axis label will be displayed at the bottom of the grid, and thevertical axis label will be displayed at the left of the grid. There are two display modes of the axis labels:
moving and fixed.
Moving mode: When moving the waveform, the position of the axes moves with the waveform,
while the coordinates remain fixed.



Fixed mode: The position of the axes remains fixed, while the coordinates update as the
waveform is moving.

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36.7. Window Layout Setting
SDS7000A has a 1920*1080 pixel high-definition resolution display, which can display more content
on the screen. SDS7000A supports up to 9 windows. The window layout schemes supported by thedevice include automatic, 2x1, 4x1, 1x2, 2x2, 4x2 and 3x3. There are several ways to set up multiple
windows:
1.

Perform

Display> Window Setting > Window Layout

2.

Select window layout schemes under “Window Layout” menu

3.

Click the right mouse button or long press the blank part of the menu area on the touch screen to
select the window layout scheme from the popped-up menu

Of all the windows in the window matrix, window (1,1) always serves as the main window. The fastrefresh waveform of analog channel (i.e. the waveform mapped by hardware) can only be displayed in
the main window, other waveforms besides the Zoom waveform can also be displayed in the main
window.
When the Zoom is open, the window (2,1) (window (1,2) when the window layout scheme is 1x2) will
be fixed as the Zoom window (refer to the chapter "Zoom" for details). The fast-refreshed Zoom
waveform can only be displayed in the Zoom window. In addition to the fast-refreshed Zoom waveform,
the amplified waveforms of other waveforms (ZF1~ZF4, ZM1~ZM4, etc.) can also be displayed in thiswindow.

A.

Main window

B.

Zoom window

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When the window layout scheme is "Auto", if Zoom is closed, only one default window will be displayed;
If Zoom is open, two windows will be displayed in 2x1 mode, with the main window at the top and theZoom window at the bottom.
The SDS7000A will automatically allocate the window where the waveform is displayed according to
the window layout scheme and the opened waveform. If manual adjustment is needed, just drag theicon in the parameter area of the target waveform to the corresponding window. As shown in thefollowing figure, F2 was originally assigned to be displayed in window (4,1). If it is desired to be
displayed in window (4,2), just drag the parameter area icon of F2 to window (4,2):

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Window Operation
There are three icons in the upper right corner of each window, which have the following functions:

To take a screenshot of this window.

Show the window in full screen. In full-screen display mode, the icon changes to,and click again can restore the icon.
Floating the window. In floating mode, the icon changes to, and click again can

restore the icon. The floating window can be dragged and dropped to any position in thescreen, or to the extended screen.

36.8. Multiple Displays Setting
SDS7000A has three display interfaces, all of which can be used to connect external monitors. The
external monitors must support high-definition resolution (1920x1080). Multi-monitor settings are set in
the following steps:
Display＞ Multiple Displays

Similar to computers, SDS7000A has two multi-display modes: Duplicate or Extend. When the display
mode is " Duplicate ", the external monitor displays the same content as the oscilloscope. When thedisplay mode is "Extend", the external monitor acts as an extension of the oscilloscope's main dispaly
and a window in the main display can be dragged to the external monitor.

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37.

Save/Recall

The SDS7000A supports saving setups, screenshots, and waveform data files to internal storage,
external USB storage devices (e.g. U disk), or network storage. Saved setups and waveforms can berecalled as needed.

For details on network storage, refer to the section “SMB File Share”.

37.1. Save TypeThe SDS7000A supports save types: Setup, Image(*.bmp/*.jpg/*.png), Waveform
Data(binary/CSV/MATLAB), and correction data. It also supports saving the current setup as thedefault setting. Here are brief descriptions of save types:

Setup
The default save type of the oscilloscope. The setup is saved with the *.xml file extension.

BMP
Save the screenshot in *.bmp format.

JPG
Save the screenshot in *.jpg format.

PNG
Save the screenshot in *.png format.

Binary Data
Save the waveform data in binary (*.bin) format.

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determine whether to include the scope configuration parameter information (horizontal timebase,vertical scale, etc.) or not. Click the Save All Channel to save all displayed waveforms on the screen
or select the Source to save. The available sources include C1 ~ C4, F1 ~ F4 and M1 ~ M4.

Matlab Data
Saves the waveform data in *.mat format.

To Default Key
The oscilloscope provides two options for the default setting: Factory and Current.

FileConverter
The mini tool is used to convert stored binary files to CSV format for viewing with a spreadsheet
program. This is ideal when collecting large datasets. For a waveform frame with deep memory(Greater than 10 Mpts), saving directly as a CSV file will take a long time and will occupy a large
amount of memory on a USB storage device. It’s recommended to save the data as a binary file andthen convert it to a CSV file on a computer.

To Memory
This is used to save the specified source to a memory trace (M1~M4). Refer to the chapter "Memory"for details.

The following table shows the relationship between the save types and save/recall operations.

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Save to External

Recall

Setup

√

√

BMP

√

×

JPG

√

×

PNG

√

×

Binary Data√×

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Matlab Data√

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37.2. File Manager
The SDS7000A's file manager has a similar style and operation to the Windows© operating systems.

A.

Address bar, displays the path where the current file list is located. It includes some shortcut
operations on paths, as shown in Table below.

B.

Navigation pane. The description of local memory size (remaining memory size/total memorysize) is at the bottom.

C. File list
D. Toolbar. The description of each icon is shown in the table below.
E.

File typeF.

Close the file manager

Table 37.1 Description of icons in the file manager
Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Back

Forward

New file

Up level

Root directory

Paste

Save

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37.3. Save and Recall Instances
1.

Save the screenshot to the path “Udisk0\sds6l\” in the format of BMP

1)

Insert the U disk.

2)

Set the parameters of the Save operation:

Select Mode as "Save"

Select Type as "BMP"

Select the Image Style. "Normal" saves images with thesame color of the display; "Inverted" saves images witha white background color to save ink during printingSelect to include the menu in the Print Area or not. "No"
only saves the grid area and descriptor boxes; "Yes"saves the whole display

Click File Manager to open the file manager

3)

Select the “\Udisk0\sds6l\” directory in the file manager.

4)

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In step 4, if Save is selected instead of Save As , the system saves the file as the default filename SDS7xxxA_BMP_n.bmp, where n is an integer incrementing from 1. The default save path is\SIGLENT\.

2.

Recall the setup file " Track.xml" stored in path “Udisk0\sds6l\”

1)Insert the U disk with the file " Track.xml" stored folder “\sds6l\”.

2)

Set the parameters of the Recall operation:

Select Mode as "Recall"Select Type as "Setup"

Click File Manager to open the file manager

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Select the “\Udisk0\sds6l\” directory in the file manager, and then select the setup file "Track.xml".

4)

Click the Recall icon

and wait for the oscilloscope to finish recalling the setup.

37.4. Quick Save and Screenshot
Users can use theSavebutton to quickly save files of the specified type (including screenshots).

See the section "Save Button" for details.

For simple screenshot requirements, perform
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38.

Utility

This function module supports the auxiliary functions of oscilloscope, such as viewing system status,
setting interface language and sound, and some advanced settings, such as performing self-calibration,
upgrading software version and setting interface communication.

38.1. System Information
OperateUtility

>

Menu

>

System Info

to check the system status. System information

includes the contents shown below.

38.2. System Setting
38.2.1.

Language

The SDS7000A supports multiple languages, including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese,
English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, and so on.

Operate Utility > Menu > System Settings > Language , and select the language in the list.

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38.2.2.

Screen Saver

The screen saver will be activated if the oscilloscope has not been operated for a period. At this time
the output of the display is cut off to save power consumption.

Operate Utility > Menu > System Settings > Screen Saver to specify the period before thescreen saver activates, or select "Off" to disable the screen saver. Screen saver period can be selected
as 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes and 1 hour.

After the screen saver takes effect, touching or mouse operation on the oscilloscope can make theoscilloscope exit the screen saver.

38.2.3.

Sound

Follow the steps

Utility

>

Menu

>

System Settings>

Beeperto enable or disable theaudible buzzer.

38.2.4.

Date/Time

The SDS7000L has an RTC clock, which helps to record absolute time information for screenshots,history frames, and so on.

Operate Utility > Menu > System Setting > Date/Time to open the Date/Time dialog box:

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Click the text box of Hour, Minute, Second, Day, Month, and Year to edit these fields.

Click the text box of Time Format to select the event format.

Click the Modify Date/ Time button to perform the change.

Click the text box of Time Zone to select the time zone.



Click the Modify Time Zone button to perform the change.

38.2.5.

Reference Position

The reference position is used to set the strategy of scaling on the horizontal and vertical axes, adapting
to different requirements.

Operate Utility > Menu > System Settings > Reference Pos to open the dialog box, andchoose the strategy for the offset value change in the vertical (or horizontal) direction when the vertical(or horizontal) scale is changed.

Horizontal Ref


Fixed Delay: When the time base is changed, the horizontal delay value remains fixed. As thehorizontal timebase scale is changed, the waveform expands/contracts around the center of thedisplay

Fixed Position: When the time base is changed, the horizontal delay remains fixed to the grid
position on the display. As the horizontal time base scale is changed, the waveform
expands/contracts around the position of the horizontal display.

Vertical Ref


Fixed Offset: When the vertical scale is changed, the vertical offset remains fixed. As the verticalscale is changed, the waveform expands/contracts around the main X-axis of the display



Fixed Position: When the vertical scale is changed, the vertical offset remains fixed to the grid
position on the display. As the vertical scale is changed, the waveform expands/contracts aroundthe position of the vertical ground position on the display.

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Take Horizontal Ref as an example to demonstrate the scaling effect of different settings:

Timebase = 10 ns/div, Horizontal Delay = -20 ns = - 2 div

Fixed position, timebase is changed to 5 ns/div, the grid number of delay (-2div) remains fixed,
while the horizontal delay changes to -10 ns

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38.2.6.

Touch Screen

Perform Utility > Menu > System Settings > Touch Screen or press the

Touchbuttonon the front panel to enable the touch screen function. When the function is disabled, the instrument
no longer responds to any touch operation, but still responds to the key and mouse operations, andthe remote operations of the WebServer is not affected.

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38.3. I/O Setting
38.3.1.

LAN

Operate the following steps to set the LAN port:

Perform Utility > Menu > I/O > LAN Config to enter the System Settings interface.
A.

Select the LAN setting menu of the lower
or upper port.

B.

Check Automatic to enable dynamic IP.
In this case, the oscilloscope must beconnected to the local area network with a
DHCP server. Contact your network
administrator to confirm the relevant
information.

C. Whenis not checked, the oscilloscope

uses static IP. Set the static IP address,
subnet mask, and gateway separately.
D. When accessing more than two SIGLENT
instruments through the web browser, it isnecessary to set a different VNC port
number for each instrument. The range isfrom 5900 to 5999.
E.

38.3.2.

MAC address information.

Clock Source

The clock source of the device can be set to "Internal" or "External". When the clock source is set to"external", the device receives the 10 MHz clock from the "10 MHz In" port on the rear panel and uses
it as a reference to generate the sampling clock of the system. Both “internal" and "external" clock
sources can be output from the 10 MHz Out port for synchronizing other instruments.

When the clock source is set to "External", an icon indicating an external clock will appear in the lower
right corner of the display:

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The clock source is external.
The clock source is external, but no valid external clock is detected.

38.4. Install Options
The SDS7000A provides a few options to enhance its functionality. Contact your local SIGLENT sales
representative or SIGLENT technical support to get the corresponding option key.

Perform the following steps to install the option: Uility > Menu > Software Options

A.

Option information display area. When the option is not activated, the license type is displayed as"Temporary" and can be tried up to 30 times.

B.

Select the option to install.

C. The option key input area, click the text box, and enter the key by the virtual keyboard.
D. Clear the characters in the key input area.
E.

After entering the option key, click Install to perform the installation.

F.

Use the U-disk to automatically install the option, the license must be stored in the root directoryof the U-disk.

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38.5. Maintenance38.5.1.

UpgradeThe firmware is upgradeable through an external USB memory device/U disk. Make sure the U disk
contains the correct upgrade file (*.ads) and is connected to the oscilloscope before performing the
upgrade.

Operate Utility > Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade to recall the upgrade dialog box:

Click Browse to open the file manager, select the correct upgrade file and click the Recall icon.

Click Upgrade in the upgrade dialog box to start the upgrade. The oscilloscope first copies the
upgrade file (*.ads) to the local memory and parses it. If the parse succeeds, it will show the following
dialog. Users can choose Cancel to cancel the upgrade or Reboot to restart the oscilloscope
immediately and continue the upgrade. Otherwise, the oscilloscope will restart automatically to finish
the upgrade.

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After the reboot, check if the version number is in the "System Information".

Warning: Do not turn off the power during upgrading. Otherwise, the oscilloscope may
not boot up!

38.5.2.

Self-Calibration

The self-calibration program can quickly calibrate the oscilloscope to reach the best working state andthe most precise measurement. It is recommended to perform a self-calibration if the change of ambient
temperature is more than 5℃.
Note: Make sure the oscilloscope has been warmed up or operated for more than 30
minutes before the self-calibration.

Please do the self-calibration as follows:
1.

Disconnect everything from all inputs.

2.

Operate Utility > Menu > Maintenance > Self Calibration , and the following dialog box
appears. Select Continue to start the self-cal program.

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The oscilloscope will not respond to any operation until the self-cal is finished. After the self-cal iscompleted, click the screen to exit.

38.5.3.

Self Test

The Self Test includes screen, keyboard, and LED tests. It is used to check whether the oscilloscope
has any electrical or mechanical problems with the user interface such as color distortion, and thesensitivity of buttons and knobs.

Screen Test
The screen test is used to find out whether the oscilloscope display has serious color distortion, badpixels, or screen scratches.
Perform Utility > Menu > Maintenance > Self Test > Screen Test , and the oscilloscope
will enter the screen test interface as shown below. The screen displays in pure red at first.

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color distortion, bad pixels, or scratches on the screen. Press the

Run/Stop

button to exit the screen

test mode.

Keyboard Test
The keyboard test is used to check whether the oscilloscope front panel buttons or knobs are
responsive or sensitive.
Perform

Utility

>

Menu

>

Maintenance>Self Test> Keyboard Test

to enter the

keyboard test interface shown below:

Knob test -- Turn each knob clockwise, counter-clockwise, and press down. Observe whether thevalue on the corresponding knob (default 0) on the screen increases or decreases in real-timeand whether the knob lights up when it is pressed.



Button test -- Press each button and check whether the corresponding button icon on the screen
lights up in real-time.

After all knobs and buttons have been tested, press the

Run/Stop

button three times continuously

to exit the keyboard test.

LED Test
The LED test is used to check whether the button backlight on the front panel is functional.
Perform

Utility

>

Menu

>

Maintenance>Self Test> Keyboard Test

to enter the LED

test interface shown below:

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Press

Singlebutton and the first LED on the front panel will light. The corresponding position of the

key on the screen will also change color. Press thePress theSingleSinglebutton to check the next button.

button consecutively until all the backlights are tested. Press the

Run/Stop

button to exit the LED test.

38.5.4.

Developer Options

This function is used for internal development by SIGLENT.

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38.6. Service
38.6.1.

SMB File Share

Perform Unity > Menu > Services > SMB file share to enter the “Mount SMB File Share”
interface. SDS7000A supports two types of SMB settings: Client and Server.
When the SDS7000A serves as Client, set the network storage path and the content related to accesspermissions, then the SDS7000A can store or recall files on the specified path. When the device being
accessed in network access serves as Server, set up a shared directory and access permissions on
the server, and then set up network storage on SDS7000A.

A.

Select "Auto Connect" to automatically connect to the server after each startup.

B.

Select the drive letter.

C.

Set the server path. Enter the path in the text box, and select “Remember Settings” to save the
path.

D.

Enter user name and password in the text box.

E.

Select "Anonymous" to access the specified path in the default guest mode (username: Guest,
password: none), and it needs to be set on the server to allow anonymous access.

F.

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As Server, the IP address of the SDS7000A is automatically imported from the IP address obtained
from LAN settings, and the username is fixed as "ShareUser", and user only needs to set the password
and confirm the settings to access it.

A.

Password setting area.

B.

Reset the password.

C.

When selected, file share service will take effect, otherwise it will not take effect.

D.

Check to automatically start up the share file at every power on.

38.6.2.

Web

The SDS7000A includes a web server function, you can access and control the oscilloscope using a
web browser. See the section "Web Browser" for details about remote control.

38.6.3.

Emulation

When the “Emulation” option is set to “Tektronix”, the SCPI command set of the instrument is changed
to be compatible with Tek. This setting can help the user switch from a Tek scope with minimumchanges to the existing code.

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38.7. Save Button
Press theSavebutton to save a screenshot or the specified type file to the path where the last file

was saved.

Perform Unity > Save Button to enter the “Save Button” settings dialog box:
A.

Set the type of the button: ScreenShot or Save to.

B.

When the type of the button is "Save to", click here toenter the SAVE dialog box to set the settings of
Save/Recall.

38.8. Quick Action
Users can customize the functions of theUserbutton on the front panel, and a series of quick

operations can be performed by this button after customization, such as: switch trigger sources, enable
color grade, etc.

Press

User

button or perform Unity > Quick Action in the top menu bar to enter the “Quick

Action” setting dialog box:
A.

Enable/disable the quick action function.

B.

Set the category type of quick action
Analysis: switch on/off various analysis functions
Trigger: switch trigger parameters
Display : switch display parameters

C.

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39.

Troubleshooting

The commonly encountered failures and their solutions are listed below. When you encounter those
problems, please solve them using the corresponding steps. If the problem remains, please contact
SIGLENT as soon as possible.

1.

The screen is still dark (no display) after power on:
1)

Check whether the power is correctly connected.

2)

Check whether the power switch is on.

3)

Check whether the fuse is burned out. If the fuse needs to be changed, please contact
SIGLENT timely and return the instrument to the factory for replacement by the maintenancepersonnel authorized by SIGLENT.

4)

Restart the instrument after finishing the above inspections.

5)

If it still does not work correctly, please contact SIGLENT.

Note: It takes up to 1 minute from power on to display an image on an externalmonitor.

2.

The signal is sampled but no waveform of the signal is displayed:
1)

Check whether the probe is correctly connected to the signal connecting wire.

2)

Check whether the signal connecting wire is correctly connected to the BNC (namely channel
connector).

3.

3)

Check whether the probe is correctly connected to the item to be tested.

4)

Check whether there are signals generated from the item to be tested.

5)

Resample the signal.

The tested voltage amplitude is greater or lower than the actual value (Note that this problem
usually occurs when the probe is used):1)

Check whether the attenuation coefficient of the channel complies with the attenuation ratioof the physical probe.

2)

Disconnect the oscilloscope from the external signal and do a self-cal.

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4.

There is a waveform display but not stable:
1)

Check the trigger signal source: check whether the source item at the trigger panel complies
with the signal channel used.

2)

Check whether it is a "false wave”: when the signal frequency is very large (more than half ofthe sample rate), it is easy to appear as a "false wave". At this point, a small timebase should
be set to make the sample rate more than 2 times the signal frequency.

3)

Check the trigger type: general signals should use the “Edge” trigger and video signals should
use the “Video” trigger. Only when the proper trigger type is used, can the waveform be
displayed stably.

4)

5.

Change the trigger holdoff setting.

No display after performing Acquire > Run :Check whether the mode at the trigger panel (TRIGGER) is on “Normal” or “Single” and whether
the trigger level exceeds the waveform range. If yes, set the trigger level to the middle or set themode to “Auto”.

6.

The USB storage device cannot be recognized:
1)

Check whether the USB storage device can work normally.

2)

Make sure the USB interface can work normally.

3)

Make sure that the USB storage device being used is a flash storage type. This oscilloscope
does not support hardware storage type.

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4)

Make sure that the U disk system format is FAT32.

5)

Restart the instrument and then insert the USB storage device to check it.

6)

If the USB storage device still cannot be used normally, please contact SIGLENT.

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