Teledyne WaveAce EasyScope User Manual

WaveAce

EasyScope

EasyScope Operator's Manual

September, 2008

LeCroy Corporation

700 Chestnut Ridge Road Chestnut Ridge, NY, 10977-6499 Tel: (845) 578-6020, Fax: (845) 578 5985

LeCroy, ActiveDSO, JitterTrack, WavePro, WaveMaster, WaveSurfer, WaveLink, WaveExpert, Waverunner, and WaveAce are registered trademarks of LeCroy Corporation. Other product or brand names are trademarks or requested trademarks of their respective holders. Information in this publication supersedes all earlier versions. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EasyScope Overview ........................................................................................................ 4

Installing EasyScope ........................................................................................................ 5

Installing the USB Driver .............................................................................................. 6

Uninstalling EasyScope ............................................................................................... 8

Getting Started with EasyScope ...................................................................................... 9

Getting to Know EasyScope ........................................................................................ 9

Wave Graphs ................................................................................................................... 12

Displaying WaveGraphs ............................................................................................ 12

Opening Waveform Graphs ....................................................................................... 13

Copying Waveform Graphs........................................................................................ 13

Printing Waveform Graphs......................................................................................... 13

Saving Waveform Graphs .......................................................................................... 14

Wave Data ........................................................................................................................ 15

Copying Wave Data ................................................................................................... 15

Printing Wave Data .................................................................................................... 15

Saving Wave Data ..................................................................................................... 16

Wave Measurements ....................................................................................................... 17

Copying Wave Measurements ................................................................................... 17

Printing Wave Measurements .................................................................................... 17

Saving Wave Measurements ..................................................................................... 18

Setting Pass/Fail Ranges........................................................................................... 19

DSO Bitmaps ................................................................................................................... 20

Displaying Bitmap Images ......................................................................................... 20

Copying Bitmap Images ............................................................................................. 20

Printing Bitmap Images .............................................................................................. 20

Saving Bitmap Images ............................................................................................... 21

Device Settings ............................................................................................................... 22

Transferring Device Settings ..................................................................................... 22

Virtual Panel..................................................................................................................... 23

Using the Virual Panel ............................................................................................... 23

Exiting EasyScope .......................................................................................................... 28

Disconnecting and Exiting EasyScope ...................................................................... 28

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EasyScope Overview

The EasyScope software utility is provided to connect your WaveAce series oscilloscope to your PC. The EasyScope application lets you view waveforms, waveform data, waveform measurements, and bitmap images of your waveforms. You can also upload/download oscilloscope settings. You can connect your WaveAce series oscilloscope to your PC using the USB serial interface or RS-232 interface.

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Installing EasyScope

The EasyScope software provides an easy-to-use Wizard. Simply run the SETUP.EXE file and follow the onscreen instructions. The wizard creates a new program group, installs the files and drivers, and puts an icon on your desktop.

1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Double-click EasyScope3.0→Set up→SETUP.EXE to start the EasyScope 3.0 Setup Wizard.

3. Click Next to select an installation folder.

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4. Click Next to use the default installation folder. The Confirm Installation window opens. Note: If you want to install EasyScope 3.0 to a different folder, click the Browse button and choose a

location.

5. Click Next to start the installation.

6. When the installation is complete, a confirmation message is displayed. Click Close to exit the EasyScope installation.

Installing the USB Driver

If you connect your WaveAce series oscilloscope by the USB interface, you need to install the USB driver. If you connect your WaveAce series oscilloscope by RS-232 interface, you do not need to install a device driver.

1. Connect the oscilloscope to your PC using the USB serial cable. Microsoft Windows automatically detects the oscilloscope and display the Found New Hardware window.

2. Click the Found New Hardware window. The Found New Hardware Wizard opens.

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3. Choose Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next. The Please choose your search and installation options window opens.

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4. Choose Include this location in the search and click Browse to locate the EasyScope3.0→USB Driver folder and then click Next. The USB Driver will be installed.

5. Click Finish to close the wizard.

Uninstalling EasyScope

You can uninstall EasyScope using Add/Remove Programs in the Microsoft Windows Control Panel.

1. To open Add/Remove Programs, click Start→Control Panel and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.

2. Click Change or Remove Programs, and then click EasyScope3.0.

3. To remove EasyScope, click Remove.

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Getting Started with EasyScope

Once you have installed the EasyScope application, make sure your oscilloscope is connected to your PC.

Double-click the EasyScope iconon your desktop. The EasyScope main window opens.

Make sure your oscilloscope is connected to your PC. Turn on your oscilloscope. The left Link Status indicator light should be displayed green.

Click the Connect button on the toolbar. The Link Status indicator lights in the upper right corner both display green to indicate that the oscilloscope was successfully connected.

Getting to Know EasyScope

The EasyScope screen is divided into these main sections:

 Menu Bar  Toolbar  Base Control Panel  Data/Graph Display Area  Status Bar

Menu Bar

The top of the screen contains a menu bar of commonly used functions.

There are four menus:

 Panel(P) - Provides menu options for connecting/disconnecting your oscilloscope using EasyScope and

exiting the application.

 View(V) - Provides menu options to view/hide the Toolbar, Status Bar, and Base Control Panel.  Setting(S) - Provides menu options to define EasyScope settings, such as connection settings.  Help(H) - Provides information about your EasyScope software.  Link Status Indicator - Indicates whether the link between the PC and the oscilloscope is normal and

whether EasyScope and the oscilloscope are communicating. The left indicator turns green when a the PC and the oscilloscope are connecting and it turns red when the link is disconnected. The right indicator turns green when the oscilloscope and EasyScope are communicating data and it turns red when they stop data communication.

Note: You can quickly access a menu by clicking the Alt button and the keyboard shortcut for that menu. For example, to quickly access the View menu, press Alt + v.

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