auris bordo User Manual

DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPES

BORDO

User’s Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................5

1 DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................5

1.1 APPLICATIONS............................................................................................5

1.2 SPECIFICATION ...........................................................................................5

1.3 CONTENTS OF PACKAGE ..............................................................................7

1.4 SET UP OF OSCILLOSCOPE............................................................................8

1.5 OPERATION THEORY ...................................................................................9

2 USING OSCILLOSCOPE............................................................................10

2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ......................................................................................10

2.2 GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................10

2.2.1 Unpacking.........................................................................................10

2.2.2 Order to install...................................................................................11

2.2.3 Software installation...........................................................................11

2.3 OPERATING CONTROL DESCRIPTION............................................................12

2.3.1 Software appearance.........................................................................12

2.3.2 Menu commands................................................................................13

2.3.3 Toolbar.............................................................................................17

2.3.4 Screen panel......................................................................................20

2.3.5 Trigger level and zero level scrollbars panel......................................21

2.3.6 Cursors panel information.................................................................21

2.3.8 Keyboard commands..........................................................................22

2.4 USING OSCILLOSCOPE ................................................................................23

2.4.1 Program start....................................................................................23

2.4.2 Preparation for measurement.............................................................24

2.4.3 Active channel selection.....................................................................24

2.4.4 Selection modes for channels vertical deflection.................................25

2.4.5 Timebase mode selection....................................................................26

2.4.6 Using random interleaving sample (RIS) mode...................................27

2.4.7 Time range setting.............................................................................28

2.4.8 Pre/Post trigger functions..................................................................28

2.4.9 Averaging mode of registered signal..................................................28

2.4.10 Trigger setup...................................................................................29

2.4.11 Signal search function......................................................................30

2.4.12 Cursor measurements......................................................................30

2.4.13 Automatic measurements..................................................................31

2.4.14 Spectrum analyzer mode..................................................................34

2.4.15 Accumulation mode..........................................................................36

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2.4.16 Export measured data.....................................................................37

2.4.17 User comments record.....................................................................38

2.4.18 Program settings.............................................................................40

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INTRODUCTION

The digital oscilloscopes of BORDO are convenient, powerful, inexpensive in­struments for acquisition, registration and mathematical processing of various elec­tric signals.

1 DESCRIPTION

1.1 APPLICATIONS

• Registration of high-speed/slow, transient/repetitive signals in wide amplitude

and frequency range.

• Laboratory automation.

• Adjustment of electronic devices, communication equipment.

• Industrial needs.

1.2 SPECIFICATION

Model B–211 B–211A B–221

Number of channels 1 2
Input impedance

1 MΩ

Input capacitance 25 pF
Input coupling AC or DC
Bandwidth 120 MHz 150 MHz 150 MHz
Rise time 2.9 ns 2.3 ns 2.3 ns
Vertical
Vertical resolutions 10 bits
Vertical scale 10 mV/div to 1 V/div
Full scale input ranges 80 mV to 8 V
Vertical accuracy ± 1 % FS
Maximum input voltage 25 V (DC + peak AC) 90 V (DC + peak AC)

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Model B–211 B–211A B–221

Horizontal
Digitizing rate

100 Ms/s — real-time mode,

20 Gs/s — repetitive mode

Time base range 50 ms/div to 5 ns/div
Memory/channel 128 Ks

64 Ks (2-ch mode),

128 Ks (1-ch mode)

Time ranges 1.31 ms to 65 s

655 us to 32 s

(2-ch mode),

1.31 ms to 65 s
(1-ch mode)

Accuracy (best case) 0.0125 %
Trigger
Modes Auto, Normal, Stop, Single shot
Source Internal, External Ch1, Ch2, External

Coupling DC, AC, HF reject

Internal DC,

External DC/AC,

HF reject
Slope Positive or Negative
Bandwidth from 10 Hz to 110 MHz

Delay range

Pre-Trigger (negative delay):

from 0 to 100 % of samples,

Post-Trigger: from 0 to 100 % of samples

Impedance

1 MΩ

External
input

Capacitance

25 pF
Internal Min @ ≤ 10 %, Max @ ≥ 100 % setting input range
External Min @ ≤ 10 mV, Max @ ≥ 5 V

Levels

Control

Settable with resolution of 1 %

of vertical scale coefficient

Description

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Model B–211 B–211A B–221

Signal Processing

Average Accumulating type, floating-type
Amplitude distribution Absolute, relative scale. Post acquisition

Spectrum analyzer

Frequency range: DC to 150 MHz

Up to 131072 Point FFT.

Spectrum Type: Amplitude, Amplitude dBV, Power,

Power dBm, Phase.

Windowing. Averaging

Advanced Features

Waveform parameter
measurements

Voltage: V

avg

, V

min

, V

max

, V

rms

, Vpp, etc (12 par.)

Time: frequency, period, +pulse width, –pulse width,

duty cycle, rise time, fall time etc (10 par.)

Cursors measurements

Number of cursor: 2

Relative and absolute time and frequency

measurements

Relative and absolute voltage measurements

Autoset Search signal function
Signal file storage

Waveform

storage.

Spectrum storage

. Export (ASCII

data file)

.

16-channels logic ana­lyzer/pattern generator

Optional None

Oscilloscope probes:
1:10, 1:100

Optional

Physical
Dimension

190 × 120 × 22 mm 192 × 126 × 22 mm

1.3 CONTENTS OF PACKAGE

In addition to this User's Guide, the package should include the following

items:

• Digital oscilloscope BORDO card;

• Auris all-in-one compact disc;

• Oscilloscope probes*.

* — Optional.

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1.4 SET UP OF OSCILLOSCOPE

The oscilloscope works in composition PC with the following characteristics:

• Processor: Pentium-166 (or corresponding AMD) and higher;

• RAM not less than 32 Mb;

• Recommended monitor screen resolution 1024 × 768;

• Operating system: Windows 9X/2K/NT/XP.

The oscilloscope is realized as PCI card and can be put into any free slot of the

PCI-bus of the motherboard.

There are thee (B–21x — two) input connectors (standard BNC) on the oscillo-

scope module front panel:

• «IN 1» — channel 1 signal input connector;

• «IN 2» — channel 2 signal input connector (only B–221);

• «TI» — external trigger input connector.

Cards picture see below.

IN

TI

IN1

IN2

TI

Description

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1.5 OPERATION THEORY

The signal submitted on input of the vertical amplifier is normalized and ampli­fied up to the necessary value. The processed signal feeds ADC inputs, where digi­tal data capture with specified sample rate occurs. Acquired data stored in internal
memory buffer for further transfer into PC memory.

In internal trigger mode channel signals feed to the trigger amplifier in order to
form trigger impulses.

All operating modes of the oscilloscope are controlled by PC, which carries out
reading the information from buffer RAM, its processing and transmission to video
PC for observation on the screen of the monitor.

Direct handle of operation of the oscilloscope is carried out by the program with
the help of graphics manipulator mouse and the keyboard.

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2 USING OSCILLOSCOPE

2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL

• Temperature:
Operating + 10 to + 35 °C;
Nonoperating – 25 to + 55 °C.

• Humidity
Operating to 80 % RH ≤ 25 °C;
Nonoperating to 98 % RH ≤ 35 °C.

2.2 GETTING STARTED

Before starting to work with the oscilloscope, it is necessary to study all sec-

tions of the present manual closely.

It is necessary to keep oscilloscope card and compact disk not less than 2 hours

per working climatic conditions of application for obtaining correct results of
measurements and for preventing damages.

2.2.1 Unpacking

Your BORDO series card contains electro-static sensitive components that can

easily damaged by static electricity.

Therefore, the card should be handled on a grounded anti-static mat. The opera-

tor should be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the
anti-static mat.

Inspect the card module carton for obvious damages. Shipping and handling

may cause damage to your module. Be sure there are no shipping and handling
damages on the modules carton before continuing.

After opening the card module carton, extract the system module and place it

only on a grounded anti-static surface with component side up.

Again, inspect the module for damages and extraneous subjects on card, to

check up cleanness of plugs and solder pads. Solder pads wipe with spirit mois­tened cotton wool at pollution.

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2.2.2 Order to install

Mount card in PC only with switched off power supply of PC. It is forbidden to
make great efforts at mounting of card in the computer slot in order to prevent
breakage of the motherboard of PC or oscilloscope card.

Order to install of oscilloscope card:

1. Switch off power supply of PC.

2. Open (to remove) casing of PC.

3. Remove (if necessary break out) the metal bracket of the free PCI slot of PC.

4. Carefully insert oscilloscope card into the free slot and fix the front panel from

above with a screw (default of this condition can put the system out of func-

tion).

5. Close casing of PC.

It is necessary that the potentials of cases of all instruments are set equal, during
combining measurements together with other instruments or including of card in
composition of measuring equipments.

It is necessary to connect protective grounding of computer before all subse­quent connections and to disconnect after all detachment

2.2.3 Software installation

Switch on PC and load operating system.

The operating system will detect the new device and will suggest installing its
driver. For installation of the driver, it is necessary to select B2xx.inf file, which is
placed in a folder \Driver\ on the compact disc. The system will install the neces­sary driver depending on the type of operating system installed on PC.

Install the software from AURIS compact disc, following the instructions of the
install program.

After start of oscilloscope program the appearance of the initial control panel of
the oscilloscope must be checked on the screen. Then press on the keyboard F9 key
or with the help of the mouse the button "Start" on the screen. In case of correct
installation, the horizontal ray of the scanning should appear without additional
reports on the screen of the oscilloscope.

Attention! The program of the digital oscilloscope allows controlling simultane­ously several oscilloscopes BORDO installed in one computer.

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2.3 OPERATING CONTROL DESCRIPTION

2.3.1 Software appearance

After start of the application, the main application window appears on the
screen. Main window’s screenshot is shown on fig. 2.1. The figure contains para­graph’s references with controls description.

The main window contains following items: the three upper lines are (up-to­down): window title, menu bar and toolbar. Oscilloscope’s working screen is
placed under the toolbar. Trigger level scrollbar and zero level scrollbars are
placed to the right from working screen. Screen panel is on the left front the work-

ing screen. Under the working screen, there is information cursors panel. The
status bar located at the very bottom closes a front panel.

Window title and menu bar a standard parts of any windows application. Win­dow title contains the applications and current data names.