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Cleverscope CS300 Reference Manual v2.11

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Table of Contents3
Safety10
Overview11
Getting Started14
Unpack14
Install Cleverscope Application Software14
Power up the Cleverscope Acquisition Unit (CAU)14
Connect the CAU to the PC - USB14
Connect the CAU to the PC - Ethernet14
Acquire a Signal for Display15
Compensate Probes17
Changing the Trigger Edge18
Setting Trigger Level18
Adjusting the Scope Display19
Signal Generators20
Keyboard Shortcuts - Quick Reference21
Cleverscope Control Panel22
Cleverscope Tools Zone [Control Panel]22
ACQUIRE Zone [Control Panel]24
DISPLAY Zone [Control Panel]27
TRIGGER 1 Zone [Control Panel]29
Trigger 2 Settings (Ctrl+T) [Control Panel]30
Trigger 1~2 Zone [Control Panel]31
Digital Pattern Triggering Zone [Control Panel]32
Decode Protocol Zone [Control Panel]32
Control Panel - Menus33
File Menu [Control Panel]34
Edit Menu [Control Panel]39
Settings Menu [Control Panel]39
View Menu [Control Panel]58
Window Menu [Control Panel]59
Help Menu [Control Panel]59
Scope Display [View Menu]60
Tracking Display [View Menu]61
How the Tracking Display Works61
Spectrum Display [View Menu]62
Spectrum Display Tracer and Markers63
Cleverscope Displays - Display Control Buttons64
Display Buttons - Vertical Axis64
Zooming the Graph66
Cleverscope Displays - Tracers and Markers67
Tracers67
Setting Analog Markers67
Digital Tracers and Markers68
Setting Digital Markers68
Using Markers to Measure Differences and Frequency69
Cleverscope Displays - Frame and Trigger Time Stamp69
Cleverscope Displays - Graph Tools69
Persistence71
Example Plots72
Persistence Plots73
Eye-Diagram Plots74
Performance74
Conclusion74
Streaming75
Capturing a Stream75
Reviewing the Stream77
Protocol Decoding a Stream79
Tracking and Maths Display of a Stream80
Spectrum Display of a Stream81
Open a Stream File81
Signal Information [View Menu]82
Signal Information Display82
Signal Information - Show Logging Button (Scope Source)82
Signal Information - Waveform Functions (Scope Source)83
Signal Information - Pulse Functions (Scope Source)84
Signal Information Display - Spectrum Functions (Spectrum Source)85
Signal Information Display - Spectrum FRA Functions (Spectrum Source)85
Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)86
Using Logging87
Xy Display [View Menu]88
XY Display Controls88
Using the X-Y Display88
Digital Inputs [View Menu]89
Trigger 2 Settings [View Menu]90
Cs700A Signal Generator Module Controls [View Menu]91
Using the CS700A Signal Generator Module94
Connect and Set up94
Acquire the Signal Generator Output95
Frequency Response Analyser Fra [View Menu]96
Where to Next97
Connections97
Use of the FRA with Power Supplies98
Getting Started with the FRA101
Frequency Response Analyser Control Window102
Signal Generator Simulator [View Menu]122
Signal Generator Simulator Control Window122
Using the Signal Generator Simulator123
Maths Display [View Menu]124
Maths Display124
Maths Equation Builder124
Maths Equation Builder Walkthrough129
Example - Power Consumption [Maths]129
Example - Deriving the Differential Voltage [Maths]130
Example - Deriving Current [Maths]130
Example - Deriving Power [Maths]131
Example - Deriving Energy [Maths]133
Matlab Usage134
Matlab .M Functions134
Setting up a Cleverscope for Matlab135
Matlab Functions - Example 1 Add Two Channels136
Matlab Functions - Example 2137
Matlab Functions - Example 3137
Matlab Functions - Example 4138
Using Matlab for Further Processing139
Conclusion139
Protocol Setup140
UART Tab141
SPI Tab142
I2C Tab143
Count Tab144
Using the Protocol Decoder145
Using the Protocol Decoder - Additional Notes146
C Protocol Example146
UART Protocol Example149
SPI Protocol Example150
Notes [View Menu]151
Using the Ethernet Cleverscope152
Using Cleverscope on a DHCP Network152
Using Cleverscope on a Fixed IP Network or Direct Connected to a PC156
Remote Fixed IP Network159
24 4-Channel Cleverscope160
Binary Version160
USB Serial Numbers160
Program USB Serial Number161
Connect the Units161
Ready the Cleverscope4 Application161
Run the Cleverscope4 Application162
Updating Cleverscope164
Important - Read before Starting164
Cleverscope Application Software First Time Installation164
Important - before Updating165
Update an Existing Cleverscope Application165
Using the Cleverscope Application with a Classic CS320/8168
Updating Cleverscope Applications Prior to 6430168
Firmware Update169
Ethernet Cleverscope Firmware Update170
Update a First Generation Installation170
Using Windows 98SE, ME and NT170
Calibrate Cleverscope (Versions 6442+)171
Calibration Functions171
Once Yearly Calibration171
Standard Calibration172
Signal Generator Calibration172
Digital Inputs Calibration174
Frequency Response Calibration174
Ext Trig Calibration175
Cleverscope Support176
Minimum PC Requirements176
Evaluation Software176
Cleverscope Specification179
Signal Acquisition179
Analog Inputs179
Vertical179
Horizontal180
Triggering180
Digital Inputs (CS328A)180
Measurements180
PC Interface181
Calibration181
Displays181
Mathematical Functions182
Spectrum Analysis182
Protocol Decode182
Charting183
Data Export183
Windows Facilities183
Probe Compensator Output183
Power Source183
Environmental183
Mechanical184
Expansion Capability - Signal Generator Module CS700A184
Expansion Capability - Increase Sampling Channels and Sample Rate184
Cleverscope Hardware Resources185
Cleverscope Application Software Resources185
Appendix 1 - Document Control186
Appendix 2 - Keyboard Shortcuts188

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