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Getting Started With The: USB Oscilloscope, Function Generator, Logic Analyzer and Spectrum Analyzer

Your PropScope includes two 1x / 10x BNC probes USB Cable DAC card specifications 8-bit 25 Msps DAC, up to 25Msps with -1. To 1. And 0 to 5 volt ranges External Trigger input configurable from -10 to 10 volts Four-bit NTSC / PAL output Note The card must be plugged in before starting the PropScope software.

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Getting Started With The: USB Oscilloscope, Function Generator, Logic Analyzer and Spectrum Analyzer

Your PropScope includes two 1x / 10x BNC probes USB Cable DAC card specifications 8-bit 25 Msps DAC, up to 25Msps with -1. To 1. And 0 to 5 volt ranges External Trigger input configurable from -10 to 10 volts Four-bit NTSC / PAL output Note The card must be plugged in before starting the PropScope software.

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Web Site: www.parallax.

com Office: (916) 624-8333


Forums: forums.parallax.com Fax: (916) 624-8003
Sales: [email protected] Sales: (888) 512-1024
Technical: [email protected] Tech Support: (888) 997-8267

Getting Started
with the

USB Oscilloscope, Function Generator,


Logic Analyzer and Spectrum Analyzer

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Your PropScope includes

Two 1x/10x BNC


USB Cable probes

PropScope DAC card


for DAC/LSA/Trigger
PropScope

PropScope Specifications
• 2 input channels
• 25 Msps maximum sample rate
• 20 Vpp maximum input range (-10 V to +10 V when DC-coupled)
• 10-bit input resolution over either the entire 20 Vpp range, or selectable 10, 2,
and 1 Vpp ranges.
• 1x/10x selectable probes for 200 Vpp maximum input range (-100 V to +100 V
when DC-coupled)

PropScope DAC card specifications


• 8-bit 25 Msps DAC, up to 25Msps with -1.5 to 1.5 and 0 to 5 volt ranges
• External trigger input configurable from -10 to 10 volts
• Four-bit logic analyzer, up to 25 Msps
• Four-bit NTSC/PAL output

Note
The card must be plugged in before starting the PropScope software. When
using the DAC, logic analyzer, or NTSC/PAL outputs, channel 2 will be disabled.

Warning
Do not apply more than +200 or less than -200 VDC to the input of the
PropScope, otherwise permanent damage may occur.

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Step 1: Install Software
Download your PropScope software from: http://www.parallax.com/go/propscope and
follow the instructions to install the USB driver and PropScope software.

Step 2: Connect your PropScope

Connect the USB cable


to the PropScope and to
your PC

Connect the PropScope


DAC card to use the
Function Generator,
External Trigger or LSA

Connect the Probes


to your PropScope

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Step 3: Measure
Start the PropScope software by clicking on PropScope shortcut on your desktop.
PropScope will start in the Oscilloscope view and show measurements taken by the two
probes- see the next pages for detail on the other views.

Adjust the horizontal


trigger and slider to see Switch between different views:
Click to Start and Stop
the signal before and oscilloscope, logic analyzer,
Measurements
after the trigger analog, and DSO-LSA

Adjust the horizontal


Click in the left timescale to suit the
margin to set speed of your signal
the trigger
mode and Set coupling and
level vertical coupling
resolution

Drag traces up Control the function


and down or generator
left and right

View automatic
measurements

Tips:
- Select the right timescale
Digital oscilloscopes sample the input signal at configurable rates. (The PropScope
samples up to 25 Million times/second) Sampling a signal too slowly will yield artifacts-
so always look at a new signal with a faster timescale first.
- Use a trigger
Click the Trigger tab to configure the trigger to stabilize the signal. You can adjust the
horizontal slider on top of the graph to show data before or after the trigger fired
- Use AC/DC mode
If you are not interested in the DC offset of your signal, switch to AC coupling.
- Make sure the probe’s 1X/10X switch is correct
Your PropScope comes with two 1X/10X probes. Switch the probe to 10X and select 10X
in the “Tools/Probe” dialog of the PropScope software to measure larger signals.
- Get Help when you’re stuck
For more information about the PropScope software controls, choose “Help” from the
menu in the PropScope software.

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Logic Analyzer
Use the Logic Analyzer with the IO Expander to measure multiple logic signals.

Select between Bit Click to Start


and Pattern trigger and Stop
modes. Measurements
In Bit mode, click Adjust the
on a trace label to horizontal
select rising or timescale to
falling edge trigger suit the speed
for that bit of your signal
In Pattern mode,
click on any
combination of
trace labels to
select between
rise, fall, high, or
low for each bit

Analog View
Use the Analog View to view your signal in XY mode and with the Spectrum Analyzer.

Click to Start and Stop


Measurements

Explore relationships
between your signals
with the x-y graph

Control the function


generator with these
controls

Explore the frequency component of your signal


with the spectrum analyzer. Adjust the timescale
to control the frequencies graphed.

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DSO LSA View
Use the DSO LSA View to control both the oscilloscope and logic state analyzer on one
screen.

Oscilloscope view of analog


signals

Adjust timescale
of both graphs

Set Vertical
resolution and
coupling

View
measurements

Logic Analyzer view of digital


signals

PropScope DAC Card Details


RCA output
for TV

Four-bit
logic input,
labeled 3
through 0
and ground

Function generator
outputs configurable
waveforms between External trigger
-1.5 to 1.5V and 0 to input configurable
5V from –10 to +10V

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