Hantek OPEN6022BE User Manual 1.0b19
Hantek OPEN6022BE User Manual 1.0b19
Hantek OPEN6022BE User Manual 1.0b19
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Open6022BE User Manual
2. General Safety:
Read the following safety precautions carefully before operating the DSO to avoid any
personal injuries or damage to the device itself or any other devices connected to it. To avoid
potential hazards use the DSO only as specified by the supplier.
The information below is to make the user aware of the hazards and danger and is not
considered a complete and accurate guide for use in dangerous situations. The user should
consult other sources for more detailed and complete information or should be trained in the
correct usage thereof.
* Some AC to DC adapters which do not test any continuity between the AC input and the DC
output, used to power the DSO may cause the DSO PC drivers to fail immediately when
connecting the ground clip of the probe to another device powered also powered by an
“isolated” AC adaptor with the DSO connected to a Desktop PC instead of a laptop running on
batteries.
Note: Removing the oscilloscope grounding connections, either by using a two-pronged plug
or using an isolation transformer to power the scope is dangerous practice. The whole metal
enclosure of the oscilloscope can be at line voltage when one connects the probe to AC
circuitry under test.
The safest method is to connect the circuit one wants to test, i.e." a switching power supply"
via a 1:1 isolation transformer and use the oscilloscope as normal, with its earth lead
connection intact. This does not really reduce the danger as the device under test now has a
floating ground and that metal part can be dangerous if touched!
Better is to run the device under test from batteries if possible in any way.
When working with high voltages there is always a high level of danger involved, either
electrocution or blowing up equipment if the proper steps are not followed.
The following are listed as the various methods that can be used with caution and prior
knowledge, some are safer than other:
o A mains isolating transformer to power the device under test or
o Powering the device under test by batteries or
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o A laptop running on batteries. (Not connected to AC adapter) or
o A laptop and AC adapter with isolated ground (*Ground lead not connected to
secondary ground*) or
o A USB isolator (it has opto-isolators for data and an isolated DC-DC for power)
Connect and disconnect properly. Do not connect or disconnect probes or test leads
while they are connected to a voltage source.
Connect the probe to the oscilloscope before connecting the probe to the circuit under
test. Disconnect the probe input and the probe reference lead from the circuit under test
before disconnecting the probe from the oscilloscope.
Observe all maximum ratings. To avoid fire, shock hazard, or damage to equipment,
observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult the oscilloscope manual for
further rating information before making connections to the oscilloscope.
Use proper probes. To avoid shock hazard, use the correctly rated probe for your
measurement.
Avoid exposure to circuit or wires. Do not touch exposed connections and components
when power is on.
Do not operate with suspected failures. If suspected damage occurs to the device, have it
inspected by qualified service personnel before further use.
Provide proper ventilation. Refer to the installation instructions for proper ventilation of
the oscilloscope.
Do not operate in wet/damp Conditions.
Do not operate in an explosive/inflammable area.
Keep device surfaces clean and dry.
3. Overview:
This oscilloscope is small, lightweight, portable, requires no external power and uses a PC for
displaying the test results. It is ideal for production testing, R&D, education, training,
applications involving analog circuit testing and troubleshooting. This is a basic, affordable
device, focused on low end use.
Typical DSO:
4. PC System Requirements:
Minimum PC System Requirements
Laptop or Desktop PC with USB port
Operating System - Windows XP/Vista/7/8
5. General Features
Dual channel;
Maximum real-time sample rate: 48MSa/s;
Memory depth: 1Mbyte/channel (PC memory);
Built-in Fast Fourier Transform function (FFT);
20 Selectable Automatic measurements;
Automatic cursor tracking measurements;
Waveform storage on PC;
User selectable fast offset calibration;
Mathematical functions, Add, Subtract, Multiply and Division;
Adjustable waveform intensity & colors, more effective waveform view;
User interface in several user-selectable languages;
6. General Check:
Please inspect the instrument after unpacking for the first time:
7. Accessories:
Two Passive Probes 10:1 (Included).
USB Cable (Included).
CD with Software, drivers and user manual (Included).
Probes 100:1 (Optional).
Laptop or Notebook (Not Included).
Current Clamp (Optional).
Variable DDS or Waveform Generator (Optional).
2. Connect the B-Type Plug of USB cable to USB port on the oscilloscope.
3. New hardware is found.
10. New hardware wizard installs software and finishes new hardware search wizard.
If necessary, use a non-metallic tool (usually supplied with the probe) to adjust the trimmer
capacitor on the rear of the probe for the flattest square wave being displayed on the
oscilloscope.
Repeat if necessary.
WARNING: To avoid electric shock while using the probe, ensure that the insulated cable is in
good condition and does not touch the metallic portions of the probe while it is connected to
a voltage source.
The USB patch cord supplied with the oscilloscope has two connections on one end, one black
and one red. The black one is a full USB cable, meaning it provides the connection to the PC as
well as the 5V DC power for the oscilloscope to run on. The red USB plug is only wired for
power and is used in a second USB port on your PC if the first (black) connection cannot
provide enough current to run the oscilloscope. Usually this not needed on newer PC’s.
CH1 and insert, turn right to lock the probe connector in place.
Set the CH1 probe attenuation of the oscilloscope to X10 on the PC. (The default is X1).
Finally, attach the tip of probe to the 1 KHz output and the black crocodile clip to the Ground
connector. (See photo above).
A square wave will be displayed. (Approximately 1 kHz, 2V, peak- to- peak).
Test CH2 in the same way by repeating steps 2 and 3.
14. Self-Calibration:
The self-calibration routine lets you optimize the oscilloscope signal path for maximum
measurement accuracy, with reference to the zero setting. You can run the routine at any
time, but should also do so if the ambient temperature changes by 5°C or more. For accuracy,
power on the oscilloscope and wait about twenty minutes to ensure it is warmed up before
calibrating.
Then access the Toolbar “Utility -> Calibrate” option and follow the directions on the screen.
The software will remind you to connect both probes to the ground reference lug. The self-
calibration routine takes several minutes to complete, but does not give a completed message
on the OEM software. The OPEN6022BE software will give you a task completed message
immediately.
d) Some users have inspected the device and have provided the following observations,
which may be of interest to some.
The key components are as follows:
i. Microcontroller CY7C68013A-100AXC Cypress EZ-USB FX2LP USB 8/16 bit
16KB memory
ii. EEPROM 24LC02 2048 bits (2K)
iii. ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) AD9288BSTZ-40 Dual Channel with glued on
heat-sink.
iv. HRA Amplifiers 2 Analogue input channels. Each channel containing 2
cascaded 74HC4051, 5 pin 'HRA' amplifiers and a 3 pin fast switching dual
rectifier A7 device.
v. Regulator AMS1117 3V3.
vi. There are positions on the PCB for a 16 channel Logic Analyzer, using another
CY7C68013A-100AXC, 24LC02 and a SMSC USB2512A USB Hub. The complete
unit can be purchased as the Hantek 6022BL which has the logic analyzer
installed.
vii. There is also a position for a 5V supply. Interestingly, the only components
needed are a socket and a diode. There is no polyfuse in the external supply rail
unlike the USB feed. The unpopulated components opposite the front end are
for an alternate isolated supply for the front end. They are using an LTC3440
Buck regulator for the +5V and a classic 7660 Charge Pump for the -5V supply.
The question remains, why is it there if they already have an isolated DC-DC
supply (specifically a Mornsun A0505S-2W)?
viii. The screening cans have not been fitted over the input amplifiers but the PCB
has positions for such. This may explain some of the noise issues that are
reported but it could be other factors as well.
xii. The A7 device is just two fast switching diodes, which breaks down at 100V
and is used to protect the HRA input amplifier.
xiii. Also take note that instead of your usual 1M ohm resistor and trimmer
capacitor in parallel connected from input signal to ground we have the input
signal going through a 909K resistor with the trimmer capacitor in parallel
with it, then shunted to ground through a 100K resistor and an SMD capacitor
in parallel. To the input, it looks like a 1M resistor to ground, but the signal is
being tapped between 909K and 100K, then going to the first Op Amp.
xiv. A 5V input signal in 1x mode is going to give a 500mV signal at the node
between the 909K and 100K and at the ADC input. Anything more than
500mV will be clipped by the ADC. This would mean with the probe in 1x
mode is going to be safe from overloading the input up to 35V. (As per
specifications maximum input should not exceed +35V and -35V in 1x which is
+350V and -350V in 10x mode).
xv. The actual input voltage is limited to a +- 5.0V signal. That means with a 1x
probe, signals from -5V to +5V can be displayed; with a 10x probe -50V to
+50V, with a 100X probe -500V to +500V and so forth. Clipping will occur if the
voltage at the input exceeds 5V. With the proper probe you can thus measure
higher voltages than 5V.
xvi. Once nice thing about a schematic like this is it makes plain the fact that the
6022BE, unlike most scopes that have 3 or 4 decades of Sensitivity settings,
has only one decade. I.e., 100mV/div to 1V/div. That's one area they saved
money by compromising on (along with the limited sample rates, and no real
triggering). [Normally, you see anywhere from 10 mV-5V/div, to 1 mV-
10V/div.]
The settings below 100mV/div are just zoomed (e.g., like an Agilent with 4
mV/div claims 1 mV/div, by zooming). Since at that level, the FS range of the
ADC is 1,024 mV, and it is 8-bits (256 levels), that means the LSB is 4 mV. So
it's not surprising to see "noise" on the 20 mV/div setting, since in addition to
real noise (that shielding and proper grounding can help minimize), the
uncertainty present in the LSB will result in jitter of +/-4 mV, all by
itself. Which becomes more visible the further in you zoom.
xvii. With a USB scope, remember one very important thing:
Your 6022BE scope shares a ground with the USB port, which means you
share the ground with your computer, which means the monitor, which
means... well, your dish washer, your refrigerator... May I suggest: To ensure
isolation, use a laptop on battery, NO external monitor and NO wired
network. Or an isolation transformer.
xviii. Also see “Some 6022 Peculiarities” in the Application Examples section for
more detail.
The “T” is the location of the trigger in the "Waveform Context" area above the waveform.
To examine the waveform, you can drag or scroll the waveform in three different ways to view it,
by using the mouse cursor.
1. Drag the T above the little triangular wave (fastest way to drag, very coarse) or
2. click and drag the Waveform itself (slower, less coarse) or
3. use Left and Right arrow keys (slowest, fine control).
2) View
a) Toolbar
Click to enable or disable the display of toolbar.
b) Controls
Click to enable or disable the display of right controls panel.
c) Measure
Click to enable or disable the display of left measure selection panel.
d) Measure output
Click to enable or disable the display of bottom measure results panel.
e) Debug Information
Click to enable or disable the display of debug information in left top corner.
f) Full Screen
Click to enable Full Screen display without any toolbars, controls, measure display or
measure output. There are 3 ways to go back to the normal display:
1. Push the ESC key on your keyboard or
2. right click on the display and select Window Mode or
3. click the small top left hand icon and select Restore. The display becomes smaller,
but no toolbars or controls are shown, you have to right click on the display and
select Windows Mode to get your toolbar and controls back.
3) Channel
a) CH1
i. Turn off
Turns off the displayed waveform of Channel 1 as well as the CH1 voltage display in
bottom left corner.
ii. Volt/Div
Select the voltage/division range for the displayed waveform.
i. Turn on
Turns on and display the Math channel waveform.
ii. Source A
Select the first waveform A to be used in the calculation, either CH1, CH2 or
Reference.
iii. Source B
Select the second waveform B to be used in the calculation, either CH1, CH2 or
Reference.
iv. Operate
Select the Math function to be performed with the two waveforms A and B. Select
one of; A + B, A – B, A x B, or A / B.
v. Volt/Div
Select the voltage/division range for the displayed waveform.
Voltage ranges available: 20mV, 50mV, 100mV, 200mV, 500mV, 1.00V, 2.00V, 5.00V,
10.00V
vi. Probe
4) Trigger
You can drag the trigger marker to adjust the trigger level. The active trigger level will be
displayed in the top right corner.
a) Mode
Select trigger mode.
i. Edge
Sets the trigger mode to Edge trigger
b) Sweep
Select sweep mode.
i. Auto
Auto mode causes the oscilloscope to sweep, even without a trigger. If no
signal is present, a timer in the oscilloscope triggers the sweep. This
ensures that the display will not disappear if the signal drops to small
voltages. It is also the best mode to use if you are looking at many signals
and do not want to bother setting the trigger each time.
ii. Normal
In normal mode the oscilloscope only sweeps if the input signal reaches
the set trigger point. Otherwise on a digital oscilloscope it is frozen on the
last acquired waveform. Normal mode can be disorienting since you may
not see the signal at first if the level control is not adjusted correctly.
Hence in normal mode, when trigger events are missing there is no new
trace drawn or redrawn.
iii. Single
In one shot mode, the scan starts only once at first trigger event. After
that, it must be manually restarted by using Acquire Start for another start
event. So in single mode a trace is drawn just once at first trigger event
and the length of scan time depends on time base setting.
c) Source
Select the trigger source, CH1, CH2, Math or Reference.
d) Slope
Select on which part of waveform to trigger, leading edge or trailing edge, aka Rise
or Fall.
5) Horizontal
Select Time/Division to display the waveform. The time base ranges of the oscilloscope are
listed further on. The horizontal scan speed is from 4ns/div to 1 hour/div.
The horizontal scale of the oscilloscope is used to take time measurements. These time
measurements include measuring the period, pulse width, and timing of pulses. Once you
know the period, and as frequency is the reciprocal of the period, the frequency is one
divided by this period (f=1/Sec). Like voltage measurements, time measurements are more
accurate when you adjust the portion of the signal to be measured to cover a large area of
the screen. Taking time measurements along the center horizontal graticule line, which has
smaller divisions, makes for more accurate time measurements or by using the cursors.
a) Time/Div
Time/Division ranges.
i. nS
ii. uS
b) Format
Select format for display.
i. YT
Normal use for displaying waveforms.
ii. XY (All)
Displaying Lissajous patterns. You will see the complete display without the
need for scrolling.
iii. XY (Visible)
Displaying Lissajous patterns. You may have to scroll to see any parts outside
the display area.
6) Cursor
The on-screen cursors let you take waveform measurements automatically on-screen,
without having to count graticule marks. Basically, cursors are two horizontal lines for
voltage measurements and two vertical lines for time measurements that you can move
around the screen. A readout shows the voltage or time at their positions.
a) None
Click to remove all cursors.
b) Interactive
Click to activate and drag cursors to required points on the waveform and read,
Time, Frequency and Voltage for each waveform on the left bottom part of screen.
Click “None” as above to remove.
c) Lines
i. Enabled
Click to enable the line cursor mode.
ii. Source
The cursor measurement results are displayed in the left bottom corner. You can
measure any of the waveforms, but the color the results are displayed in will
correspond with the color of the selected source in this menu for CH1, or CH2, or
Math, or Reference. Not sure if this function has other features not working yet,
if not, it should rather be renamed to “Source Color” or something better.
iii. Cross
Select Cross and on the waveform display, click on the first test point, hold in
mouse button, a solid line will be placed vertically and horizontally at the first
test point and a broken line will move as you drag the mouse pointer until you
release it at the second test point.
Time, Frequency and Voltage readings will be shown on the lower left of the
screen.
Click “None” as above to remove.
iv. Vertical
Select Vertical and on the waveform display, click on the first test point, hold in
mouse button, a solid line will be placed vertically at the first test point and a
broken line will move as you drag the mouse pointer until you release it at the
second test point.
Time and Frequency readings will be shown on the lower left of the screen.
Click “None” as above to remove.
v. Horizontal
7) Display
a) Waveform
i. Render
a. Normal
Select to switch off Render Phosphor. The way this is in the menu is causing
confusion and members want the “Phosphor” to be changed to “Phosphor
persistence”.
b. Phosphor
Select to enable Phosphor Persistence display.
Suggestion: A simpler method would be to remove “Render” from the
Display menu and rather couple On/Off to the existing “Phosphor
Persistence” which is otherwise greyed out, thus also removing the greyed
out function or step.
ii. Type
a. Line
If selected the waveform will be displayed as solid lines.
b. Dots
If selected the waveform will be displayed as broken lines.
iii. Colors
Click this and select different colors for the waveforms on CH1, CH2, Math,
Reference and XY channels.
iv. Intensity
Click and drag slider to adjust waveform brightness.
v. Phosphor Persistence
Click and adjust slider for required intensity and to blank out “shadows” or
“ghost” lines in this mode.
May need renaming to Phosphor Persistence Intensity?
Phosphor persistence is the duration the phosphor on the inside of a CRT
remains glowing, thus diffusing the edges of pictures and lines for a short period.
Older TV sets and oscilloscopes using CRT’s suffered from this. A specific type of
CRT was available with longer or shorter persistence periods. A digital phosphor
persistence affect function is included that allows you to adjust this to get
sharper and clearer waveform lines. The result may be slightly dimmer, but
appear more stable and sharper. Quite useful when zooming a waveform.
b) Grid
i. Turn off/on
Click to toggle display of main grid zero volt axis and center vertical axis.
ii. Scale
Click to toggle grid sub divisions on or off. Requires rename as scale may be confused
with scaling or sizing. “Scale Toggle” or “Scale Off/On” or something better.
iii. Intensity
Click and adjust slider for required intensity.
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iv. Clear
Clear option to clear the screen (good for Phosphor mode).
8) Acquire
A digital oscilloscope has the ability to store waveforms for later viewing. There are two
buttons in the toolbar that allow you to manually stop and start the acquisition process
which allows you to analyze waveforms in your own time. If you want the oscilloscope to
automatically stop acquiring after a complete acquisition or after one set of records has
been turned into an envelope or average waveform, use the Single Shot feature which can
be found in the dropdown box of Trigger Sweep in the Trigger controls.
a) Start
Manually start acquiring and displaying the signal, according to the trigger
conditions previously set.
b) Stop
Manually stop acquiring. This is useful for “freezing” the most recently displayed
signal on the screen.
c) Zoom in
Click to zoom in on the waveform. The zoom level is incremented with each click
and displays the level next to the program name in the area above the toolbar.
d) Zoom out
Click to zoom out of the waveform. The zoom level is decremented with each click
and displays the level next to the program name in the area above the toolbar.
e) Zoom reset
Click to reset the display to zero zoom.
f) Interpolation
Digital oscilloscopes use interpolation to display signals that are so fast that the
oscilloscope can only collect a few sample points. Interpolation then "connects the
dots."
i. Step.
Sample points are connected by drawing a horizontal line from the 1st sample point
until the 2nd sample point occurs then a vertical line to this 2nd sample point forming
a step and repeats this for all the sample points.
ii. Linear interpolation.
This simply connects sample points with straight lines.
iii. Sin(x)/x.
Or just called Sine interpolation which connects sample points with curves. Sin x over
x interpolation is a mathematical process where points are calculated to fill in the
time between the real samples. Using this process, a signal that is sampled only a
few times in each cycle can be accurately displayed.
g) Demo mode
From here you can run the Demo Mode directly. Inputs from the probes are then
ignored. If you select Demo Mode, you will be presented with a window in which you
can select the type of waveforms and parameters. Once in Demo Mode most of the
controls and menus can be used as normal to change the display.
To go back to normal working mode, open menu item Acquire, click Demo Mode and
select “Exit Demo Mode”.
9) Utility
2) Output to file
Save data to a file on your PC, for CH1, CH2, Math, Reference and FFT as selected. You can
export to the following formats:
*.bewf (6022be Waveform data)
*.txt (Text Waveform data)
*.bmp (Bitmap Waveform Image)
*.jpg/jpeg (JPEG Waveform Image)
*.xls (Excel Waveform data) not available yet
Currently exporting more than one channel (or source) is only supported for Image
exports. Richard will modify the data formats for exporting more than one source Right
now you have to export them separately.
3) Print
Print the file. You get a clear preview and can select which waveforms, add a header name
to the printout and add notes. You can change the waveform colors before clicking on
Print.
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4) Math Functions
Click the button to open the window to enable the Math function you want to use, add,
subtract, multiply or divide, Source A & B can be CH1, CH2 or reference.
5) Reference Waveform
Click the R menu button and the Load Reference window will be displayed with 2 tabs;
From File and Function Generator.
The tab From File gives you 3 choices:
1) The option to select Import From Waveform File which is a data file *.bewf from a
saved location on your PC or media or
2) select From Function Generator (Static) or
3) select From Function Generator (Dynamic).
7) Waveforms
8) Grid
a) Turn Off/On
Click to toggle display of Grid.
b) Scale
Click to toggle grid sub divisions on or off. Requires rename as scale is confused
with scaling or sizing. “Scale Toggle” or “Scale Off/On” or something better.
c) Intensity
Click and adjust slider for required intensity
9) Cursor
The on-screen cursors let you take waveform measurements automatically on-screen,
without having to count graticule marks. Basically, cursors are two horizontal lines for
voltage measurements and two vertical lines for time measurements that you can move
around the screen. A readout shows the voltage or time at their positions.
a) None
Click to remove all cursors.
b) Interactive
Click to activate and drag cursors to required points on waveform and read, Time,
Frequency and Voltage on bottom part of screen. Click “None” as above to remove.
c) Lines
i. Enabled
Click to enable the line cursor mode.
ii. Source Select CH1, CH2, Math or Reference
iii. Cross
Select Cross and on the waveform display, click on the first test point, hold in mouse
button, a solid line will be placed vertically and horizontally at the first test point and
a broken line will move as you drag the mouse pointer until you release it at the
second test point.
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Time, frequency and voltage readings will be shown on the lower left of the screen.
Click “None” as above to remove.
iv. Vertical
Select Vertical and on the waveform display, click on the first test point, hold in
mouse button, a solid line will be placed vertically at the first test point and a broken
line will move as you drag the mouse pointer until you release it at the second test
point.
Time and frequency readings will be shown on the lower left of the screen.
Click “None” as above to remove.
v. Horizontal
Select Cross and on the waveform display, click on the first test point, hold in mouse
button, a solid line will be placed horizontally at the first test point and a broken line
will move as you drag the mouse pointer until you release it at the second test point.
Voltage readings will be shown on the lower left of the screen.
Click “None” as above to remove.
12) Zoom in
Click to zoom in. The zoom level is incremented with each click and displays the level next
to the program name in the area above the toolbar.
21) About
Software version and writer information.
1. Click Autoset and the oscilloscope will automatically select the best setting for the best
display of your waveform or
2. you can click the large rotary knob and then use the mouse scroll wheel to scroll through
the ranges or
3. you can click the position the knob should turn to or
4. you can drag the knob around with the mouse pointer or
5. you can click the dropdown box and select the range you want to use or
6. you can select the Menu items, Channel or Horizontal and go to Time/Div or Volt/Div, then
just select the range you want.
e) Trigger Slope.
Select the trigger slope you want to trigger at, Rising or Falling.
2) Sample Rate
On digital oscilloscopes, the sampling rate indicates how many samples per second
the ADC or Vertical Resolution (and therefore the oscilloscope) can acquire.
Maximum sample rates are usually given in megasamples per second (MS/s). The
faster the oscilloscope can sample, the more accurately it can represent the fine
details in a fast signal. The minimum sample rate may also be important if you need
to look at slow changing signals over long periods of time. Typically, the sample rate
changes when changes are made to the Time/div control to maintain a constant
number of waveform points in the waveform record.
4) Voltage
Voltage is the amount of electric potential between two points in a circuit. One of
these points is usually ground (zero volts) but is not always the case. You may want to
measure the voltage from the maximum peak to the minimum peak of a waveform,
referred to as the peak-to-peak voltage. The word amplitude commonly refers to the
maximum voltage of a signal measured from ground or zero volts. Thus for example a
waveform can have an amplitude of one volt and a peak-to-peak voltage of two volts.
5) Phase
Phase is best described by looking at a sine wave. Sine waves are based on circular
motion and a circle has 360 degrees. One cycle of a sine wave has 360 degrees in a
straight line. Using degrees, you can refer to the phase angle of a sine wave when
you want to describe how much of the period has elapsed.
Phase shift describes the difference in timing between two otherwise similar signals.
In following figure, the waveform labelled "A" is said to be 90° out of phase with the
waveform labelled "B" since the waves reach similar points in their cycles exactly 1/4
of a cycle apart (360 degrees/4 = 90 degrees). Phase shifts are common in
electronics.
6) Rise Time
Rise time is another way of describing the useful frequency range of an oscilloscope.
Rise time may be a more appropriate performance consideration when you expect to
measure pulses and steps. An oscilloscope cannot accurately display pulses with rise
times faster than the specified rise time of the oscilloscope.
7) Vertical Sensitivity
The vertical sensitivity indicates how much the vertical amplifier can amplify a weak
signal. Vertical sensitivity is usually given in millivolts (mV) per division. The smallest
8) Sweep Speed
For analog oscilloscopes, this specification indicates how fast the trace can sweep
across the screen, allowing you to see fine details. The fastest sweep speed of an
oscilloscope is usually given in nanoseconds/div.
9) Gain Accuracy
The gain accuracy indicates how accurately the vertical system attenuates or
amplifies a signal. This is usually listed as a percentage error.
11) Triggering
The trigger function is to stabilize the displayed waveform by synchronizing the
horizontal sweep of the oscilloscope to the selected point of the trigger signal. Very
similar to measuring the timing of a combustion engine with a strobe light.
When displaying a waveform and no trigger is set or trigger level is outside the upper
and lower peaks of the trigger source waveform, the displayed waveform will not be
stable or stationary on the screen. On older analog CRT oscilloscopes it will roll in
much the same way as an older analog TV with the horizontal hold not set correctly.
By setting the trigger to a level (use trigger markers on right side of waveform)which
is anywhere between the upper and lower peaks of the waveform and specifying the
source where that trigger is being used in the trigger source dropdown box, the
waveform will become stable thus stationary and easy to read.
Trigger action will also stop the trace from starting, until a determined part of the
waveform occurs. This will make each "sweep" of the display occur in exactly the
same place and the display will appear to be stationary. The trigger level control is
used to select that point of the waveform.
13) FFT
The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is simply a fast (computationally efficient) way to
calculate the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT).
By making use of periodicities in the sines that are multiplied to do the transforms,
the FFT greatly reduces the amount of calculation required.
Functionally, the FFT decomposes the set of data to be transformed into a series of
smaller data sets to be transformed. Then, it decomposes those smaller sets into
even smaller sets. At each stage of processing, the results of the previous stage are
combined in special way. Finally, it calculates the DFT of each small data set.
For example: A FFT of size 32 is broken into 2 FFTs of size 16, which are broken into 4
FFTs of size 8, which are broken into 8 FFTs of size 4, which are broken into 16 FFTs of
size 2. Calculating a DFT of size 2 is trivial.
As you can see, to understand and use the FFT function it will be necessary to consult
other sources for a proper insight and understanding.
15) Probes
1. Adjustment Tool
2. Compensation Trimmer
3. BNC Connector
4. Ground Clip (Removable)
5. Ground spring
6. Probe tip
7. IC insulating cap
8. Insulating cap
9. Retractable hook
10. Attenuation switch
11. Identification color rings
Standard oscilloscope probes have a BNC connection to the oscilloscope and a probe
with interchangeable testing tips and a ground strap with a crocodile clip. These
probes could have a switch to change the attenuation to X1 or X10. Some probes
have only a single attenuation i.e. X100 and can go up to X10000 for extra high
voltage testing. However the 6022be Hantek should not be used for measuring extra
high voltages, as it is not designed to do that from a point of safety. Theoretically it
may work, but is not recommended.
When setting the CH1 probe attenuation switch say to X10, then the same setting,
X10, must be selected in the attenuation drop down box or menu. This is necessary
as the 6022be Hantek oscilloscope cannot determine whether it is reading an
attenuated signal or a straight signal.
The probe may also have a compensation adjustment close to the BNC connector
which is a trimmer to be adjusted with the supplied insulated tool.
Ground spring:
Here is an example for using the ground spring that is included with the probes
These can be used to test combustion engine spark ignition secondary (HT) wave
parameters for diagnosis of the engine ignition system. This allows comparison of the
trigger pulse with the HT pulse to the spark plug. The probe clip does not connect
directly to the spark plug, but is clipped around the high tension wire and picks up
the induced signals.
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Differential Probes have a significant difference in that the probe tip has two inputs,
a positive (or non-inverting) and a negative (or inverting) input and are like two
probes in one. Instead of measuring a test point in relation to a ground point (like
single-ended active probes), differential probes measure the difference in voltage of
a test point in relation to another test point. The tradeoffs are that the probe is more
bulky, is more expensive than two passive probes, less dynamic range and requires
the use of an external power and control module.
As indicated in the image above, one cycle is completed in 4 horizontal grid divisions. As
indicated in the bottom right of the screen, the time/div is set to 1us, so 4 divisions equals
4us (0.000004 seconds).
Using the relationship frequency = 1/period, calculate the period of the signal to be 250000
cycles/second (or 250 kHz).
2) Simple Measurement:
To acquire and display a signal, please do the steps as follows:
Connect signal to CH1 by using probe
The oscilloscope sets the vertical, horizontal, and triggers controls at the best status
automatically if you click on Autoset. You can also adjust the controls to meet your
measurements to optimize the waveform display.
The results of measure display CH1, CH2, Math and Reference shows in Information output.
4) X-Y Application:
The XY display format can be used to measure the phase relationship between two or more
synchronous signals. This measurement technique involves inputting one signal into the
vertical system as usual and then another signal into the horizontal system. This is called an
XY measurement because both the X and Y axis are then tracing voltages. The waveform that
results from this arrangement is called a Lissajous pattern pronounced LEE–sa–zhoo. The
shape of the Lissajous pattern can tell you the phase difference and frequency ratio between
the two signals. When looking at the patterns below, the first pattern top left, shows that the
two waveforms are exactly in phase (0°) and the frequencies are exactly the same (1:1).
The Lissajous patterns below give you an idea of the XY frequency ratio and the degrees
phase shift between the two channels.
This method is commonly used to compare the input signal of a device or circuit to the
output of the same device or circuit and the pattern will show if any frequency or phase shift
is taking place.
TomC says:
For the last few days I've been exploring some 6022 peculiarities related to the way that it
displays signals that should span the full height of the graticule. The results depend on the
V/Div setting and the baseline setting. What happens, in my opinion, is not always intuitive.
So I decided to write down my explanation of this effects and to take screenshots of some of
my experiments.
This is my attempt at explaining what happens and why. This isn't all new material and many
of you may already be familiar with it, but I found it helpful to have it all together. The 10
attached screenshots are experimental results obtained by scoping the output of my Function
Generator. They are intended to help support the write-up. Note that the "Measurement
Output" provided by the 6022 is incorrect in some of these screenshots, specifically #1, #2,
#8, #9, #10. So pay attention to the file names, the actual scope settings, and read the
displayed signal values yourself.
The analog input (AIN) range is approximately 1Vpp centered at AIN's bias voltage. This is called
the FS range, which means “full scale” or “full span” range. The exact value of the FS range is
1024mVpp. The ADC's encoder will ignore the portion of input signals above +512mV or
below -512mV relative to AIN's bias voltage. As a result, anything above or below these levels
is absent (clipped off) at the encoder's output.
AIN's bias voltage is set by a voltage divider that consists of a 28kΩ resistor connected to VD
and a 12kΩ resistor connected to ground. The junction of these two resistors is connected to
AIN. With VD = +3V, as it is in the 6022, the voltage at the junction is 0.9V.
The input FET is protected from overdrive by the diodes connected across the resistors. The
diode across the 28kΩ resistor is forward biased when the voltage at AIN is +3V plus the
diode's voltage drop, the diode across the 12kΩ resistor is forward biased when the voltage at
AIN is negative relative to ground an amount equivalent to the diode's voltage drop. Assuming
a 0.6V voltage drop, the input signal's maximum swing would be limited to -0.6V through
+3.6V. Keep in mind, however, that the ADC's encoder ignores any portion of the signal that is
above +1.412V (0.9V + 0.512V), or below +0.388V (0.9V – 0.512V).
AD9288 Resolution
The AD9288 version used in the 6022 is 8 bits. With eight bits, the signal present at AIN can be
encoded into one of 256 different values. Since only signal values of -512mV to +512mV
relative to AIN's bias voltage are encoded, the minimum change in voltage at AIN required to
change the encoded value is 1024 / 256 = 4mV.
When a voltage change of this magnitude is detected at the ADC's input it causes the
encoded value to increase/decrease by 1. This means that bit 1 of the 8 bit code will change
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state since it represents the least significant bit of the encoded value. To help identify its
significance, this voltage value, which in this case is 4mV, is called the LSB voltage. The LSB
voltage tells us the voltage resolution of an ADC. When the LSB voltage and the bit resolution
are known the full scale (FS) range can be easily deduced if it's not known. For example, since
the 6022's ADC has an 8 bit resolution (256 values) and a 4mV LSB, we can deduce the FS
range as follows: FS range = 256 × 4mV = 1024mV
Depending on the scope's setup it's not always possible to utilize the entire graticule area (8
graticule divisions) to display the signal at AIN. With the baseline set at the center graticule
line a signal swing at AIN from -400mV to +400mV (800mVpp) relative to the bias voltage
would do the trick. If we set the baseline down to the next graticule line the swing required at
AIN would be from -300mV to +500mV relative to the bias voltage. Moving the baseline any
further down would require a swing exceeding +500mV in the positive direction causing the
ADC's input range to be exceeded. As we know, signal levels above +512mV or below -512mV
relative to the bias voltage are ignored by the ADC's encoder. For this reason, except for V/Div
settings that zoom-in, full screen displays are only possible with baseline settings within the
two center divisions of the graticule. Signals that require a baseline setting outside this range
to fit in the screen will appear clipped, this is normal since part of the signal is ignored by the
ADC's encoder.
There are also some V/Div settings that zoom-out. In this case it isn't possible to obtain full
screen displays even with the baseline set at the center of the screen. The reason is that
although the ADC's FS range is 1024mV as usual, fewer than 8 graticule divisions are needed
to display a signal of this amplitude. As a result, signals below the full screen range (8
graticule divisions) but above the FS range will appear clipped, this is normal since part of the
signal is ignored by the ADC's encoder. The illustration below shows an example of this
behavior.
Here the signal amplitude is 11.5Vpp. However, at the ADC's input, the 2V/Div setting is
electrically identical to a 1V/Div setting. In both cases the signal at the tip of the probe is
divided by 10 before being applied to the ADC's input. As a result, a 10Vpp signal appears as a
1Vpp signal at the ADC's input. As we know, a signal above 1024mVpp will exceed the FS
range, so an 11.5Vpp signal at the tip of the probe (1150mVpp at the ADC's input) will appear
clipped. Although this is normal, it may be confusing to the user, since, in general, it would be
reasonable to expect an 11.5Vpp signal to display properly within a 16Vpp full screen range.
6022 Attenuator
The attenuator circuit (illustrated below) consists of an operational amplifier (U11/7) with
switchable gain resistors. There are 4 possible gain levels which combined with zoom-in or
zoom-out provide 9 different V/Div settings. The signal at the tip of a X1 probe is divided by
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10 by R27/17 and R31/21 before being applied to the attenuator's input. In the case of a X10
probe the division factor is 100 due to the additional 9MΩ resistor within the probe. The
chart below the circuit diagram shows the characteristics of each V/Div setting. The
highlighted settings don't use zoom-in or zoom-out.
Open6022be Software
1X Probe
20mV, 50mV, 100mV, 200mV, 500mV, 1.00V, 2.00V, 5.00V, 10.0V.
10X Probe
200mV, 500mV, 1.00V, 2.00V, 5.00V, 10.0V, 20V, 50V, 100.0V.
100X Probe
Gain range (Volt/Div) 2.00V, 5.00V, 10.0V, 50.0V, 100V, 200V, 500V, 1000V.
1000X Probe
20.0V, 50.0V, 100V, 200V, 500V, 1.00kV, 2.00kV, 5.00kV, 10.0kV.
10000X Probe
200V, 500V, 1.00kV, 2.00kV, 5.00kV, 10.00kV, 20.0kV, 50.0kV, 100kV.
Range 8 divisions on grid
Offset level +/-4 divisions
Offset increments 0.02 div
DC accuracy +/- 3%
Display mode Y-T, X-Y
Timebase
1ns, 2ns, 5ns, 10ns, 20ns, 50ns, 100ns, 200ns, 500ns, 1us, 2us, 5us, 10us,
20us, 50us, 100us, 200us, 500us, 1ms, 2ms, 5ms,10ms, 20ms, 50ms,
Timebase range (Time/Div) 100ms, 200ms, 500ms, 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, 200s, 500s, 1000s,
2000s, 5000s.
Range 10 divisions on grid
Buffer Size Maximum 1M samples (on PC memory)
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