Oscilloscope

Oscilloscope Control Panel Overview

SCPI, Storage, and Generators Controls

Button	Function	Button	Function
	Open file explorer to load a file with extension .txt with SCPI scripts.		Begins the recording of SCPI commands based on the actions performed by the user on the oscilloscope interface.
	Ends SCPI command recording.		Saves the recorded SCPI script with the user defined name.
	Takes a screenshot and saves it on the internal storage or in external USB flash drive.		It generates a file with a .csv extension with the wave information on the screen, it is saved in the internal storage or in an external USB flash drive.
	Displays the Oscilloscope configuration menu .		Changes the control panel to the Oscilloscope control panel.
	Changes the control panel to the arbitrary waveform generator control panel, the option is only available if the arbitrary waveform generator is selected from the main menu.		Changes the control panel to the radio frequency generator control panel, the option is only available if the radio frequency generator is selected from the main menu.

System Panel

System Panel	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Resets the Oscilloscope to their default values (Table -)		Evaluates all input waveforms and find the optimum conditions for displaying the waveform.
		Starts/stops the oscilloscope’s waveforms acquisition.		Causes the oscilloscope to make a single acquisition when the next trigger event occurs.

Trigger Panel

Trigger Panel	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Activates the function to adjust the trigger level.		Activates the function to adjust the offset level of the trigger.
		Changes the trigger slope between positive, negative and both, each time the button is pressed, the selected option is highlighted in green below the button.		Changes the trigger mode between auto and normal, each time the button is pressed the selected option is highlighted in green below the button.
		Changes the trigger source between the four channels or line, each time the button is pressed the selected option is highlighted in green below the button.

System and Measure Panel

System and Measure Panel	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Displays the menu to perform the parameter measurement in any of the active channels. The available measurements are: maximum voltage, minimum voltage, peak voltage, peak to peak voltage, RMS voltage, period and frequency.		It displays the menu for the selection of the acquisition mode , the available modes are: normal, minimum, maximum, minimum-maximum and random.
		Displays the display configuration menu , through which the intensity and view of the grid can be adjusted.		some text here
		some text here		Displays the menu to configure the number of layers of the display , the available options are: 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K, 256K, ∞.

Cursors and intensity Panel

Cursors and intensity Panel	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Displays the horizontal and vertical cursors menu (figure -).		some text here

Scale selection Panel

Scale Selection Panel	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Changes the scale setting to vertical scale (volts / div).		Changes the adjustable scale to the horizontal scale (S / div).
		Changes the adjustable scale to trigger options (level, offset, holdoff).

Universal Knob and Arrows

Universal Knob and Arrows	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Increase or decrease any active numeric value on screen.		Both have the same function than the universal knob, Increase or decrease any active numeric value on screen.
				Change the granularity steps between fine (yellow button) and coarse (gray button).

Scale, Offset and Zero Panel

Scale, Offset and Zero Panel	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Activates the scale configuration (vertical, horizontal, or trigger), using the knob and arrows depending of scale selected in the scale selection panel #UM_OSC_Overview__ssp		Activates the offset configuration (vertical, horizontal or trigger) using the knob and arrows, depending of scale selected in the scale selection panel #UM_OSC_Overview__ssp
		Returns the offset, holdoff and level values to zero.

Impedance and Coupling Selection

Changes the coupling of each channel between AC / DC and the impedance between Hi-z / 50Ω.

XY and Math Mode Selection

XY and Math Mode Selection	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Activates the XY mode display and menu on the oscilloscope.		Displays the menu of mathematical operations between each channel.

Channel Buttons

Channel Buttons	Button	Function	Button	Function
		Turns on, off and / or selects channel 1 output.		Turns on, off and / or selects channel 2 output.
		Turns on, off and / or selects channel 3 output.		Turns on, off and / or selects channel 4 output.

Oscilloscope Functions

To Set Channel

Press , , or to activate the on-screen display of the waveform acquired by the specified channel, or to change the selected acquisition channel. When the button is fully colored it means that the on-screen display of the waveform acquired by that channel is activated and the channel is selected to change its parameters, when the button only has a colored stripe below , it means that the on-screen display of The waveform acquired by that channel is activated but it is not selected to be able to change its parameters, when the button is completely gray , it means that the display of the data acquired by that channel is off and it is also not selected for parameter editing.

To Set Scale Mode

Table 1. Set Scale Mode

1 Scale mode button 2 Scale selection menu 3 Trigger level indicator 4 Trigger offset indicator 5 Trigger holdoff indicator 6 Time base indicator 7 Vertical scale channel indicator 8 Channel offset indicator

Set the Vertical Scale

To change the amplitude scale (volts / div), press the button in the menu below the knob, then press the button in the scale selection panel that is to the left of the knob. Next, the amplitude scale can be changed using the knob or the arrows, the steps with which the amplitude changes will depend on the granularity value (fine or coarse), the current value will appear in the vertical channel indicator on the screen.

Set the Horizontal Scale

To change the time scale (sec / div), press the button in the menu below the knob, then press the button in the scale selection panel that is to the left of the knob. Next, the time scale can be changed using the knob or the arrows, the steps with which the time changes will depend on the granularity value (fine or coarse), the current value will appear in the time base indicator on the screen.

Set the Trigger Scale

To change the trigger values (trigger level, trigger offset or trigger holdoff), press the button in the menu below the knob, then press the button in the scale selection panel that is to the left of the knob. Next the selected trigger variable can be changed using the knob or the arrows, the steps with which changes will depend on the granularity value (fine or coarse), the current value will appear in the trigger holdoff, trigger offset or trigger level indicator on the screen.

To Set the Trigger

When the button in the scale selection panel is pressed, the values of trigger level, trigger offset and trigger holdoff can be edited using the knob or the arrows, then the configuration forms for each trigger parameter are defined.

Table 2. Set the Trigger

1 Trigger scale button. 2 Knob. 3 Arrows 4 Trigger panel. 5 Trigger level indicator. 6 Trigger offset indicator. 7 Trigger holdoff indicator. 8 Trigger offset cursor. 9 Trigger level cursor.

Trigger Slope

To change the trigger slope value, it is only necessary to press the button inside the trigger panel, each time the button is pressed the selected value is underlined in green . Selectable values are: positive, negative, and both.

Trigger Mode

To change the trigger mode value, it is only necessary to press the button inside the trigger panel, each time the button is pressed the selected value is underlined in green . Selectable values are: auto and normal.

Trigger Source

To change the trigger source value, it is only necessary to press the button inside the trigger panel, each time the button is pressed the selected value is underlined in green . Selectable values are: Channel 1, channel 2, channel 3, channel 4 and line.

Trigger Level

To change the trigger level value, press the button on the scale selection panel, then press the button on the trigger panel, the value can be changed using the knob or the arrows, the trigger level indicator on the screen will go showing the current value and the trigger level cursor will change position based on the current value.

Trigger Offset

To change the trigger offset value, press the button on the scale selection panel, then press the button on the trigger panel, the value can be changed using the knob or the arrows, the trigger offset indicator on the screen will go showing the current value and the trigger offset cursor will change position based on the current value.

Trigger Holdoff

To change the trigger holdoff value, press the button on the scale selection panel, then press the button on the trigger panel, the value can be changed using the knob or the arrows, the trigger holdoff indicator on the screen will go showing the current value.

To Set the offset

To change the offset value of the selected channel press in the scale selection panel. Then press the button below the knob. The offset value for the selected channel can be changed using the knob, the offset cursor for the corresponding channel will change position on the amplitude axis as the offset value is changed with the knob, the current value will be shown in the channel offset indicator at the bottom of the screen.

Table 3. Set the Offset

1 Channel offset button. 2 Knob. 3 Vertical scale button. 4 Channel 2 offset cursor. 5 Channel offset indicator.

To Make Measurements

The eLABin1 oscilloscope has 7 different measurements available: Maximum amplitude, Minimum amplitude, peak amplitude, peak to peak amplitude, RMS amplitude, period and frequency. To perform any of the measurements on any of the channels, press the button on the system and measure panel. Next, the channel measure menu will appear in the menu view, depending on the channel where you want to perform the measurement, you must press the button , , or . The seven measurable parameters for that channel will then appear as menu in the menu view. The following sections explain how to activate each of the measurements and the indicators displayed on the screen.

Table 4. Make Measurements

1 Measure button. 2 Channel measure menu.

Measure Parameter Menu

Table 5. Measure Parameter Menu

1 Measure parameters menu.

Measure Maximum Voltage

Press the button on the system and measure panel, then the channel menu will appear in the menu view, depending on the channel where you want to perform the measurement, you must press the button , , or . The seven measurable parameters available for the channel will appear in the menu view. To activate the maximum voltage measurement, press the button in the measurement menu. Next, two horizontal cursors will be activated, between which the wave section corresponding to the maximum amplitude is enclosed, the table of measured values will also appear in the lower left part of the screen, where the value of maximum amplitude measured will be displayed.

Table 6. Measure Maximum Voltage

1 Maximum amplitude measure button. 2 Maximum amplitude measure cursors. 3 Table of measured values.

Measure Minimum Voltage

Press the button on the system and measure panel, then the channel menu will appear in the menu view, depending on the channel where you want to perform the measurement, you must press the button , , or . The seven measurable parameters available for the channel will appear in the menu view. To activate the minimum voltage measurement, press the button in the measurement menu. Next, two horizontal cursors will be activated, between which the wave section corresponding to the minimum amplitude is enclosed, the table of measured values will also appear in the lower left part of the screen, where the value of minimum amplitude measured will be displayed.

Table 7. Measure Minimum Voltage

1 Minimum amplitude measure button. 2 Minimum amplitude measure cursors. 3 Table of measured values.

Measure Peak Voltage

Press the button on the system and measure panel, then the channel menu will appear in the menu view, depending on the channel where you want to perform the measurement, you must press the button , , or . The seven measurable parameters available for the channel will appear in the menu view. To activate the peak voltage measurement, press the button in the measurement menu. Next, two horizontal cursors will be activated, between which the wave section corresponding to the peak amplitude is enclosed, the table of measured values will also appear in the lower left part of the screen, where the value of peak amplitude measured will be displayed.

Table 8. Measure Peak Voltage

1 Peak amplitude measure button. 2 Peak amplitude measure cursors. 3 Table of measured values.

Measure Peak to Peak Voltage

Press the button on the system and measure panel, then the channel menu will appear in the menu view, depending on the channel where you want to perform the measurement, you must press the button , , or . The seven measurable parameters available for the channel will appear in the menu view. To activate the peak to peak voltage measurement, press the button in the measurement menu. Next, two horizontal cursors will be activated, between which the wave section corresponding to the peak to peak amplitude is enclosed, the table of measured values will also appear in the lower left part of the screen, where the value of peak to peak amplitude measured will be displayed.

Table 9. Measure Peak to Peak

1 Peak to peak amplitude measure button. 2 Peak to peak amplitude measure cursors. 3 Table of measured values.

Measure RMS Voltage

Press the button on the system and measure panel, then the channel menu will appear in the menu view, depending on the channel where you want to perform the measurement, you must press the button , , or . The seven measurable parameters available for the channel will appear in the menu view. To activate the amplitude RMS measurement, press the button in the measurement menu. Next, two horizontal cursors will be activated, between which the wave section corresponding to the RMS amplitude is enclosed, the table of measured values will also appear in the lower left part of the screen, where the value of RMS amplitude measured will be displayed.

Table 10. Measure RMS Voltage

1 RMS amplitude measure button. 2 RMS amplitude measure cursors. 3 Table of measured values.

Measure Period

Press the button on the system and measure panel, then the channel menu will appear in the menu view, depending on the channel where you want to perform the measurement, you must press the button , , or . The seven measurable parameters available for the channel will appear in the menu view. To activate the period measurement, press the button in the measurement menu. Next, two horizontal cursors will be activated, between which the wave section corresponding to the period is enclosed, the table of measured values will also appear in the lower left part of the screen, where the value of period measured will be displayed.

Table 11. Measure Period

1 Period measure button. 2 Table of measured values.

Measure Frequency

Press the button on the system and measure panel, then the channel menu will appear in the menu view, depending on the channel where you want to perform the measurement, you must press the button , , or . The seven measurable parameters available for the channel will appear in the menu view. To activate the frequency measurement, press the button in the measurement menu. Next, two horizontal cursors will be activated, between which the wave section corresponding to the frequency is enclosed, the table of measured values will also appear in the lower left part of the screen, where the value of frequency measured will be displayed.

Table 12. Measure Frequency

1 Frequency measure button. 2 Table of measured values.

To Activate Cursors

To display the cursors menu, press the button in the cursors and intensity panel. Next, the selection menu for horizontal or vertical cursors will be displayed in the menu view. In the menu you can choose between displaying the options for horizontal cursors and vertical cursors.

Table 13. To activate Cursors

1 Cursors and intensity panel. 2 Cursors menu

Activate Horizontal Cursors

When the cursors menu is displayed in the menu view, there are two selectable options: horizontal cursors and vertical cursors. To display the horizontal cursor options, press the button in the cursor menu. Next, the horizontal cursor options will be displayed, which can be activated on the graph. In total there are four cursors that can be positioned on the graph and a fifth delta cursor that shows the difference in time between the position of the selected cursor and the position of the delta cursor. From this menu it is also possible to go directly to the vertical cursors menu, by pressing the button

Table 14. Activate Horizontal Cursors

1 Horizontal cursors menu.

Detailed Instructions

• Horizontal cursor 1: To activate / deactivate the horizontal cursor 1 press the button in the horizontal cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor 1 is activated, it is displayed in red on the screen. After being activated, its position can be changed using the knob or arrows.

• Horizontal cursor 2: To activate / deactivate the horizontal cursor 2 press the button in the horizontal cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor 2 is activated, it is displayed in green on the screen. After being activated, its position can be changed using the knob or arrows.

• Horizontal cursor 3: To activate / deactivate the horizontal cursor 3 press the button in the horizontal cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor 3 is activated, it is displayed in magenta on the screen. After being activated, its position can be changed using the knob or arrows.

• Horizontal cursor 4: To activate / deactivate the horizontal cursor 4 press the button in the horizontal cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor 4 is activated, it is displayed in blue on the screen. After being activated, its position can be changed using the knob or arrows.

• Horizontal cursor delta: The horizontal delta cursor shows the time difference between its own position and the position of the selected cursor. To activate / deactivate the horizontal cursor delta press the button in the horizontal cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor delta is activated, it changes the color depending on the cursor that you have as reference measure. For example, in the following figure, the delta cursor has the horizontal cursor 3 as measurement reference, therefore, its color will be the same than the cursor 3 (magenta). If the reference cursor changes to horizontal cursor 1, the color of the delta cursor would change to red, which is the color of cursor 1. After the horizontal delta cursor is activated, its position can be changed using the knob or the arrows.

• Multiple horizontal cursors: Multiple horizontal cursors can be shown on the screen at the same time, in this case the menu button corresponding to the selected cursor will appear in green and the others that are activated on the screen, but not selected will appear in yellow. In the following figure the five cursors are activated on the screen, but the selected cursor is the delta cursor, because its button appears in green and the rest in yellow, like delta cursor is the selected one, it can be moved in position using knob and arrows.

Activate Vertical Cursors

When the cursors menu is displayed in the menu view, there are two selectable options: horizontal cursors and vertical cursors. To display the vertical cursor options, press the button in the cursor menu. Next, the vertical cursor options will be displayed, which can be activated on the graph. In total there are four cursors that can be positioned on the graph and a fifth delta cursor that shows the difference in time between the position of the selected cursor and the position of the delta cursor. From this menu it is also possible to go directly to the horizontal cursors menu, by pressing the button

Table 15. Activate Vertical Cursors

1 vertical cursors menu.

Detailed Instructions

• vertical cursor 1: To activate / deactivate the vertical cursor 1 press the button in the vertical cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor 1 is activated, it is displayed in red on the screen. After being activated, its position can be changed using the knob or arrows.

• vertical cursor 2: To activate / deactivate the vertical cursor 2 press the button in the vertical cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor 2 is activated, it is displayed in green on the screen. After being activated, its position can be changed using the knob or arrows.

• vertical cursor 3: To activate / deactivate the vertical cursor 3 press the button in the vertical cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor 3 is activated, it is displayed in magenta on the screen. After being activated, its position can be changed using the knob or arrows.

• Vertical Cursor 4: To activate / deactivate the vertical cursor 4 press the button in the vertical cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor 4 is activated, it is displayed in blue on the screen. After being activated, its position can be changed using the knob or arrows.

• Vertical Cursor Delta: The vertical delta cursor shows the time difference between its own position and the position of the selected cursor. To activate / deactivate the vertical cursor delta press the button in the vertical cursors menu, when the button turns green, it means that the cursor is activated. When it turns blue it means it is disabled. When cursor delta is activated, it changes the color depending on the cursor that you have as reference measure. For example, in the following figure, the delta cursor has the vertical cursor 2 as measurement reference, therefore, its color will be the same than the cursor 2 (green). If the reference cursor changes to vertical cursor 1, the color of the delta cursor would change to red, which is the color of cursor 1. After the vertical delta cursor is activated, its position can be changed using the knob or the arrows.

• Multiple Vertical Cursors: Multiple vertical cursors can be shown on the screen at the same time, in this case the menu button corresponding to the selected cursor will appear in green and the others that are activated on the screen, but not selected will appear in yellow. In the following figure the five cursors are activated on the screen, but the selected cursor is the delta cursor, because its button appears in green and the rest in yellow, like cursor 3 is the selected one, it can be moved in position using knob and arrows.

To Set Acquisition Mode

To change the acquisition mode, press the button on the system and measure panel. The acquisition menu will then be displayed in the menu view of the screen. The menu shows the six options available to change the acquisition mode.

Table 16. To Set Acquisition Mode

1 System and measure panel. 2 Acquisition mode menu.

• Normal Acquisition Mode:

  To activate acquisition in normal mode, press the button in the acquisition mode menu.

• Minimum Acquisition Mode:

  To activate acquisition in minimum mode, press the button in the acquisition mode menu.

• Maximum Acquisition Mode:

  To activate acquisition in maximum mode, press the button in the acquisition mode menu.

• Minimum/Maximum Acquisition Mode:

  To activate acquisition in minimum/maximum mode, press the button in the acquisition mode menu.

• Random Acquisition Mode:

  To activate acquisition in random mode, press the button in the acquisition mode menu.

To Set the XY Mode

To Math Mode

To Set Channel Coupling

The channel coupling can be easily switched between AC and DC by using the button for each channel. Pressing the button changes the selected option, highlighting it in green. Coupling is different for each of the channels, therefore each channel has its own selector.

Table 17. To Set Channel Coupling

1 Channel 1 coupling selector. 2 Channel 2 coupling selector. 3 Channel 3 coupling selector. 4 Channel 4 coupling selector.

To Set Channel Impedance

The channel impedance can be easily switched between high impedance and 50Ω by using the button for each channel. Pressing the button changes the selected option, highlighting it in green. Impedance is different for each of the channels, therefore each channel has its own selector.

Table 18. To Set Channel Impedance

1 Channel 1 impedance selector. 2 Channel 2 impedance selector. 3 Channel 3 impedance selector. 4 Channel 4 impedance selector.

To Set Zero

To set the time and amplitude variables (level, offset and holdoff) to zero, press the button in the scale, offset and zero panel. The amplitude and time variables will automatically be set to zero.

Table 19. To Set Zero

1 Scale offset and zero panel.

To Set Arbitrary Waveform Generator Panel

When the arbitrary waveform generator is selected from the main menu, upon entering the oscilloscope a tab will appear at the top of the control panel . If the arbitrary waveform generator is not selected in the main menu, the tab will not appear on the oscilloscope.

By pressing the button , the oscilloscope control panel will be replaced for the AWG panel. From here you can manage the functions of the wave generator, such as changing the output wave. If the oscilloscope is configured to display the output of the AWG, the changes that are executed from the AWG panel inside the oscilloscope will be visible on the screen. For example, in the image -, the AWG control panel is displayed inside the oscilloscope, the wave output is activated on channel 2, and a 50MHz square waveform is activated. As the spectrum analyzer input is connected to the AWG output, the changes can be seen directly on the screen.

Table 20. To Set Arbitrary Waveform Generator Panel

1 AWG panel. 2 AWG panel tab. 3 AWG menu view. 4 AWG variable ID. 5 AWG variable value.

To Set RF Generator Panel

When the RF generator is selected from the main menu, upon entering the oscilloscope a tab will appear at the top of the control panel . If the RF generator is not selected in the main menu, the tab will not appear on the oscilloscope.

By pressing the button , the oscilloscope control panel will be replaced for the RFG panel. From here you can manage the functions of the RF generator, such as changing the output wave. If the oscilloscope is configured to display the output of the RFG, the changes that are executed from the RFG panel inside the oscilloscope will be visible on the screen. For example, in the image -, the RFG control panel is displayed inside the oscilloscope, the wave output is activated on channel 1 with a frequency of 600 MHz.

Table 21. To Set RF Generator Panel

1 RFG panel. 2 RFG panel tab. 3 RFG menu view. 4 RFG variable ID. 5 RFG variable value.

Preset the Oscilloscope

The preset returns all the oscilloscope variables to their default values. Which are listed in next table. To make the preset on the oscilloscope, press the button in the system panel. All the oscilloscope variables will automatically change to their default value.

Save and Load States

Implemented, but pending restructuring.

Taking and Saving a Screenshot

To take a screenshot of the instrument, press the camera image in the top panel of SCPI, storage and generator controls. Next, the screenshot format menu will be displayed, where you can choose the format in which you want to save the screenshot (.JPG or .PNG). When you press one of these two options, the screen capture of the instrument will automatically be saved in the internal storage of eLABin1 with the name corresponding to the date and time the screenshot was generated. The name of the file can be changed later by what the user requires.

Table 23. Taking and Saving a Screenshot

1 SCPI, storage and generator controls. 2 Screenshot button. 3 Screenshot format menu.

Save a .csv File

The .csv file option allows you to generate and save a file with a .csv extension where each of the time samples and their corresponding amplitude value are stored for each of the channels that are turned on at the time of generating the file. It also saves the value of the time base and the trigger position. This file can be opened and graphed in programs like Microsoft Excel and Matlab.

To generate a .csv file on the oscilloscope click the button , in the top panel of SCPI, storage and generator controls. A window will be displayed automatically where you can enter the name with which you want to save the file. The name must be entered without any extension, just the filename, as shown in the following figure. The .csv extension will be added automatically.

Table 24. Save a .csv File

1 .csv save file window.

Oscilloscope’s General Settings (Language, Brightness)