Digital Storage Oscilloscope [DSO] Presentation based on the TDS210/TDS1002 Series user manual

Digital Storage Oscilloscope [DSO]

Presentation based on the TDS210/TDS1002
Series user manual

Jerin Joe

Wadhwani Electronics Laboratory

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

July 7, 2016

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Introduction
Oscilloscope

Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope is an electronic measuring instrument which is used to
display and analyze various waveforms.

There are two types of oscilloscopes based on the mode of operation.

Analog Oscilloscope
Digital Storage Oscilloscope[DSO]

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Introduction
Cathode Ray Oscilloscope

Cathode Ray Oscilloscope

Figure: Front panel of CRO

A CRO uses analog circuits to sense and display information on a screen.

Typically, it does not have the ability to store information about captured
waveforms.
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Cathode Ray Oscilloscope

Working of CRO

Figure: Working Principle of CRO

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Cathode Ray Oscilloscope

Depicting the cathode ray tube which emits electrons from the
(filament) cathode.

The emitted electrons is then accelerated towards the screen and

strikes on the fluorescent screen, due to its fluorescent properties it
glows when electron strikes on it.

The amplitude and frequency of the signal displayed on the screen

depends on the voltages on vertical and horizontal deflection plates
respectively.

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Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Figure: Digital Storage Oscilloscope

A DSO typically digitizes and stores captured signals in an internal

memory. The stored signals can then be analyzed and displayed on a
screen. This offers great flexibility in analysis of the captured waveforms.
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Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Working of DSO

Figure: Block diagram of DSO

DSO’s first (input) stage is a vertical amplifier. Vertical controls

allow you to adjust the amplitude and position range at this stage.
ADC converts the signal’s voltage at these points into digital values
called sample points.
The DSO’s signal path includes a microprocessor through which the
measured signal passes on its way to the display.

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Front Panel

Figure: The front panel of TDS210/1002B

Some other DSOs available in the lab are TDS1002, TDS1002B and
GDS-1072A-U- GW INSTEK
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Checking the working of DSO
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Instrument Verification

To verify the instrument is working properly.

Take the signal probe (Eg: TDS2200). This probe has two
attenuation settings, 1X and 10X. Set the attenuation button at the
tip of the probe to 1X.

Now, attach the probe tip to the PROBE COMP 5V connector and
the probe reference lead to the PROBE COMP ground connector.

Plug the probe into Channel 1 on the oscilloscope and push the AU-
TOSET2 button. On the display you should see a square wave of
ap- proximately 5V peak-to-peak at 1KHz,

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Triggering

Triggering

The trigger determines when the oscilloscope starts to acquire data and
display a waveform. When a trigger is set up properly, it can convert
unstable displays or blank screens into meaningful waveforms

Figure: Untriggered Waveform Figure: Triggered Waveform

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Triggering

Level and Hold Off : Level sets the

amplitude level and hold off sets the time
before another trigger.
trigger Menu : Displays the trigger menu.
Set level to 50% Sets level to 50% of signal
level.
Force trigger: Starts an aquisition regardless
of an adequate data.
Trigger View : Displays trigger waveform in
place of channel waveform when trigger knob
is held.
Figure: Triggering
controls

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Capturing A signal using a
DSO
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Signal Capture

Assemble the circuit as shown in the figure

Figure: Test circuit

Connect the output of our circuit (node 2) to Channel 1 of the DSO.

Are you able to see the signal properly on DSO?

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Signal Measurement

To measure signal frequency, period peak-to-peak amplitude etc. of the

output waveform follow the steps given below
Push the AUTOSET button automatically sets the trigger levels and
displays the waveforms
Push the MEASURE button to go to the Measure menu
Push the top menu box button to select Source
Select CH1 for the first three measurements.
Push the top menu box button to select Type
Push the first CH1 menu box button to select Freq
Push the second CH1 menu box button to select Period
Push the third CH1 menu box button to select Pk-Pk

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Signal Measurement

Use cursors to take measurements

Push the CURSOR button to go to the Cursor menu

Push the top menu box button and select Type as Voltage 1
Set the Source option to CH1
Vary the position of the two horizontal cursor lines using the
CURSOR 1 and CURSOR 2 knobes
Observe the voltage values corresponding to cursors under Cursor 1
and Cursor 2 the difference between them under Delta
Push the top menu box button and select Type as Time
Vary the cursors using the previous knobs and observe the time
values

1 Two horizontal lines will appear if you set Type as Voltage and two vertical lines

will show up if you set it as Time

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Waveform Display

There are two channels in the DSO which can be controlled independently
Take another probe and plug it to the Channel 2 on the oscilloscope
Connect its tip to the node 1 in the example circuit
Push AUTOSET button
Push CH 1 MENU
Push the Coupling button on the right side of the display and see
the various coupling options
Push Invert button to invert polarity of the signal
Push CH 2 MENU

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Waveform Display

You can also get a plot of one signal versus the other (its called XY
mode). Follow the steps below to get a plot with channel-1 voltage on
the X-axis and channel-2 voltage on the Y-axis
Push CH 1 MENU and use Coupling button to change the coupling
to Ground
Use the POSITION knob of channel-1 to bring the ground line of
channel-1 to the center of the display
Change the coupling back to AC
Push CH 2 MENU and use Coupling button to change the coupling
to Ground
Use the POSITION knob of channel-2 to bring the ground line of
channel-2 to the center of the display
Change the coupling back to AC
Push the DISPLAY button
Push the FORMAT button and select XY format
You will see a ellipse shaped plot on the display
Change the amplitude and frequency of the input sine wave. What
do you observe?
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Mathematical operations

Mathematical Operation

DSO has the capability to perform some basic mathematical operations

with the input signals.
Push MATH MENU button
Push the Operation button to change the operation to +, - and FFT

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