MO-2025/2061/2100/2200 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes: User Manual and Installation Notes
MO-2025/2061/2100/2200 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes: User Manual and Installation Notes
MO-2025/2061/2100/2200 Series Digital Storage Oscilloscopes: User Manual and Installation Notes
File: Mo-2025-2061-2100-2200-Software-Eng
Data: May 14, 2009.
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Installation :
Step one : Insert the CD-rom supplied with your oscilloscope into the CD-Rom drive of the computer. Wait
for the system to read and find the oscilloscope communication and control software contents (Fig.
1-1).
Fig 1-1
Note : 1. The installation pack downloaded online must be unzipped before application.
2. The software supports Windows 2000, Windows XP and Vista operating systems. On Vista only
USB2.0 communication protocol is supported.
Step two : Double left click the mouse to run the oscilloscope communication and control software
installation as shown in Fig 1-1.
The installation wizard for the oscilloscope communication and control software will pop up, as
shown in Fig. 1-2.
Fig 1-2
Step three : Read the prompt in Fig 1-2 then click the [NEXT (N)] button to enter the next step, as shown in
Fig 1-3.
Fig 1-3
Step four : In Fig 1-3, enter your user name and company name, then click the [NEXT (N)] button to enter the
next step, as shown in Fig 1-4.
Fig 1-4
Step five : In Fig 1-4, click the [CHANGE (H) …] button to specify the installation path of the software, then
click [NEXT (N)]. You can also click [NEXT (N)] directly to use the default path. Enter the
screen shown in Fig 1-5.
Fig 1-5
Step six : In Fig 1-5, after confirming the message is correct, click [NEXT (N)] to enter the front page for
automatic installation, as shown in Fig 1-6.
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Fig 1-6
Step seven : When automatic installation is complete and the box shown in Fig 1-7 pops up, click the [FINISH
(F)] button. Your oscilloscope communication and control software is now successfully installed
on your computer and ready for use.
Fig 1-7
To return to the previous installation guide interface, click [BACK (B)] on any installation guide page.
To stop installation, press [CANCEL (C)] on any installation guide page.
When installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software is complete, you can run it on your
computer in two ways.
1. When installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software is complete, an short-cut icon is
automatically created on the computer desktop, as shown in Fig 1-8. To run the software, simply double left
click the icon in Fig 1-8 with your mouse.
Fig 1-8
2. Alternatively, you can run the software by going through START → Programme → Digital storage
oscilloscope → DSO, as shown in Fig 1-9.
Fig 1-9
If you are using the oscilloscope’s USB device port for software communication and control, the USB driver must
be installed after installation of the oscilloscope communication and control software is complete. Follow the steps
below :
1. There is a USB device port on the rear panel of your MO-2025/2061/2100/2200 Series Digital Storage
Oscilloscope. With the supplied USB A-B cable, you can connect the USB device port to the USB Host port of
the computer and obtain power supply for the oscilloscope.
2. After checking that connection and power supply are normal, power on the digital storage oscilloscope. When
the operation status screen appears, a prompt will appear at the right bottom corner to indicate “New hardware
DSO detected”, as shown in Fig 1-10.
Fig 1-10
Next, an icon will be created for the “New hardware DSO detected”, as shown in Fig 1-11.
Fig 1-11
Then a “hardware update wizard” dialog box will pop up on the desktop, as shown in Fig 1-12.
Fig 1-12
3. In the new hardware wizard dialog box in Fig 1-12, select the “automatic software installation (recommended)”
(I) option, then click [NEXT (N)] to enter the automatic driver search and installation page, as shown in Fig
1-13.
Fig 1-13
4. As shown in Fig 1-13, the hardware installation wizard of your digital storage oscilloscope begins automatic
searching and installing the USB driver for the oscilloscope communication and control software. When
installation is complete the dialog box shown in Fig 1-14 pops up.
Fig 1-14
5. In Fig 1-14, click the [FINISH (F)] button. Your USB driver is now installed, and instant communication and
control are enabled between the oscilloscope and the software. Please read “3.1 USB Interface Controls” in
“Chapter 3 : Operation guide for the oscilloscope communication and control software” of this manual prior to
operation.
Virtual display
Range indicator
Channel status
Virtual control
panel
Real-time control
Fig 2-1
1. Document
Load : This means saving the oscilloscope communication and control software to the computer hard
disk or other storage media, or save it in a waveform file on any mobile storage media by using the
long save function of the oscilloscope save menu (MO-2061/2100/2200), and then open the saved
waveform on the virtual display panel with the “Load” feature.
Note : When storing a waveform from the digital storage oscilloscope to a mobile USB device, storage
mode of the oscilloscope must be set to “long storage” to load the waveform onto the computer
software. To set “long storage”, use the STORAGE button on the front panel of the
oscilloscope : STORAGE → Type : WAVEFORM → NEXT → Disk (USB) → Storage depth
(Long storage).
Save : This means saving the waveform currently on the virtual display panel to a computer or other
storage equipment. Select “Document” → “Save” and save it on the hard disk or mobile external
hard disk in *.dat format. Assign any file name you like.
Waveform : Enable the “data transmission” function and select “Document” → “Record”. A prompt box
Carve shown in Fig 2-2 will pop up on the virtual display panel and recording of the virtual display
(MO-2061/ waveform begins. The recording prompt box shows the current waveform recording progress.
2100/2200) To pause recording, simply click the “pause” button. To resume, click the “continue” button and
recording will resume from the point where it was paused.
The dialog box in Fig 2-3 appears when you close the waveform recording function or recording
has reached the maximum number of data screens. Click “YES” in Fig 2-3 to save it in *.dat
format on the computer hard disk or other storage device. If you wish to abandon recording, press
“NO” as shown in Fig 2-3. The waveform recording function can record up to 2000 screens of
data.
Playback : After stopping “data transmission”, you can play back the waveform recorded and saved on the
(MO-2061/ computer hard disk or other mobile storage media. Simply select “Document” → “Playback”.
2100/2200) You can play back a waveform in dynamic or static mode.
Dynamic
playback : Select “Document” → “Playback” → “Dynamic playback”. The waveform playback loading
(MO-2061/ interface in Fig 2-4 will pop up. Specify the search area to locate the storage path of the
2100/2200) recorded waveform, select the recorded waveform document you require, then click the [Load]
button. The recorded waveform will be played continuously on the virtual display with the current
playback progress.
Static
playback : Select “Document” → “Playback” → “Static playback”. The waveform playback loading
(MO-2061/ interface in Fig 2-4 will pop up. Specify the search area to locate the storage path of the
2100/2200) recorded waveform, select the recorded waveform document you require, then click the [Load]
button. Fig 2-5 will now appear. By using the “manual playback” button, you can play back the
recorded waveform screen by screen. Alternatively, enter the required screen number in the
screen number display field and press “ENTER”. Your specified screen will be displayed. To
close the static playback function, click the “close static playback” button.
Fig 2-4
Manual playback button
Fig 2-5
Print
preview : After completing the “data transmission” or “transmission interface” task, select “Document” →
“print preview” to preview the waveform or interface (as the case may be) before printing.
Waveform : The preview waveform is the last screen of waveform data uploaded from the oscilloscope to the
communication and control software after “data transmission” is completed, or the waveform on
the computer hard disk or mobile USB device which is downloaded to the software with the
“load” function.
Depending on the number of channels working at the time of data transmission, you can select the
channel mode on the waveform preview interface with the selection function of the menu. When
uploading with two channels, you can select “single channel” (CH1, CH2), “two channels” (CH1
& CH2, CH1 & Math, CH2 & Math) or “all” to preview the waveform. To quit the preview screen,
click the “exit” button.
Printing : When “data transmission” is complete, select “Document” → “Print” to print the waveform or the
interface.
Waveform : The printed waveform is the last screen of waveform data uploaded from the oscilloscope to the
communication and control software after “data transmission” is completed, or the waveform on
the computer hard disk or mobile USB device which is downloaded to the software with the
“load” function.
Exit : After the “data transmission” task is complete, select “Document” → “exit” to quit the
oscilloscope communication and control software.
2. Functions
All sub-menus under the FUNCTION menu can be operated only when the “data transmission” or “transmission
interface” task is complete.
Mathematics functions : When this menu is clicked, a mathematics function dialog box will pop up to enable
“mathematics selection” or “FFT mathematics”, as shown in Fig 2-2.
Fig 2-6
Mathematics selection : You can select the mathematical relation between signal sources A and B. There
are four mathematical relations : +, -, x, ÷.
Signal source selection : There are A and B signal sources. You can set them up as CH1 or CH2 channel
signals respectively.
FFT function selection : You can switch between “Rectangle”, “Hanning”, “Hamming” and “Blackman”.
Remote control : You can operate the digital storage oscilloscope on remote control with the communication
and control software. In the remote control mode, the computer screen will display a virtual instrument
control panel which is fundamentally the same as the oscilloscope control panel, as shown in Fig 2-7.
Virtual control
panel
Fig 2-7
The sign of every button or knob on the virtual control panel is identical to that on the oscilloscope control panel.
You can click the same buttons to operate the corresponding functions. To use the virtual control panel efficiently,
you must be familiar with all function menus as well as the current status of the oscilloscope.
Note : You can only operate the digital storage oscilloscope with the virtual control panel. Waveform or screen
display function is not available. You cannot operate the “remote control” and “transmission interface”
tasks simultaneously.
Data table : This shows the function relation between the voltage and time of the sampling point of the
waveform currently on display, i.e. V=F(t).
Channel
indication
Fig 2-8
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When you click the “save data” option under “function selection” on this screen, a data table storage interface will
pop up, as shown in Fig 2-9. Select the data saving path in the “save to” path selection field, enter the document
name in the name field, then click to save. Current data in the table can be saved locally as an EXCEL file. To quit
the data table test, click “exit”.
Select the
path
Enter the
document
Fig 2-9
Parameter measurement : This shows all the parameter values of the waveform currently on display in the
selected channel.
Start/pause transmission : “Start transmission” means beginning to transmit data. “Pause transmission” means
stopping transmission.
Fig 2-10
3. Waveform refresh
Single refresh : This is a single waveform trigger. The acquired waveform display is stored on the display
panel of the virtual control panel.
Waveform time interval setup : To set up the time interval for waveform refresh.
4. Help
This menu shows the version of the oscilloscope communication and control software.
Channel status : This indicated the current control status of the digital storage oscilloscope.
During “data transmission”, this status bar indicates the current control status of the oscilloscope. This bar
changes with the actual control status of the oscilloscope but you cannot control the current status of the
oscilloscope with this bar.
CH1 : Coupling method (DC, AC, GND); Bandwidth suppression (On, Off); Filter type (low-pass, high-pass,
band-pass, band-stop); Digital filter (when the indicator light comes on the function is ON, when the indicator
light goes off the function is OFF); Reverse (when the indicator comes on the function is ON, when the
indicator light goes off the function is OFF); Probe (1X, 10X, 100X, 1000X).
CH2 : Coupling method (DC, AC, GND); Bandwidth suppression (On, Off); Filter type (low-pass, high-pass,
band-pass, band-stop); Digital filter (when the indicator light comes on the function is ON, when the indicator
light goes off the function is OFF); Reverse (when the indicator light comes on the function is ON, when the
indicator light goes off the function is OFF); Probe (1X, 10X, 100X, 1000X).
Interpolation : Yes; No
Real-time Control : Equipment selection (USB, RS-232, LAN, GPIB); ON/OFF (when the indicator light
comes on the function is ON, when the indicator light goes off the function is OFF); Data transmission (when
the indicator light comes on the function is ON, when the indicator light goes off the function is OFF);
Transmission interface (when the indicator light comes on the function is ON, when the indicator light goes
off the function is OFF).
Reverse mathematics function : Indicator on means reverse mathematics function is in process. Indicator off
means reverse mathematics function is not in process.
Mathematics function : Select mathematics functions with the function menu in the menu bar.
Auto Refresh : Set up the refresh time interval with the waveform refresh menu in the menu bar.
To enjoy optimal software performance, we recommend you to read the oscilloscope user manual and this chapter to
familiar with application.
After installing the software and driver properly, connect the cable to the USB A-B communication port. Power on
the oscilloscope and activate the software. The software control panel shown in Fig 3-1 will appear on your
computer screen.
Fig 3-1
1. Select “USB” in the equipment selection option on the virtual control panel.
2. Click the [Equipment ON/OFF] button to turn it “ON”. The indicator light is green. When the button is turned
“OFF”, the indicator light will go off, as shown in Fig 3-2.
3. Click the [Data Transmission] button to turn it on. When the indicator light comes on the function is ON. When
the indicator light goes off the function is OFF, as shown in Fig 3-3. When data transmission is on, you can
operate the digital storage oscilloscope with the buttons and knobs on the control panel. The parameters and
setups of the virtual control panel will change accordingly.
4. When data transmission is complete, Click the [Data Transmission] button again to turn it off.
During data transmission, you cannot operate the oscilloscope with the software. The function keys on the
virtual control panel are disabled but they continue to indicate the current status of the oscilloscope.
You can control your MO-2025 digital storage oscilloscope (with a standard RS-232 port at 4800 baud rate) via the
serial interface as follows :
1. Select “RS-232” in the equipment selection option on the real-time control panel. The dialog box in Fig 3-7 pops
up.
Fig 3-7
2. Click [EQUIPMENT ON/OFF]. The indicator lights up when this key is on. When it goes off, the function is
off.
3. Click [DATA TRANSMISSION]. The indicator lights up when this key is on. When it goes off, the function is
off.
Note : After pressing [DATA TRANSMISSION], the transmission task may take more than 10 seconds to
complete.
4. Select [FUNCTION] → “remote control” in the menu. The interface in Fig 3-8 pops up. You can now control
your oscilloscope with the function keys.
Fig 3-8
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Note : When using RS-232 for data transmission, the “transmission interface” feature is not supported. You
can transmit data by menu → function → remote control. Fig 3-8 has no waveform display. It only
provides function control. You can use the function keys on this interface to operate your oscilloscope.
SCAN prompt : SCAN will perform single transmission. Please carry out single refresh. Continue?
Are you sure you want to exit Virtual Instrument? A prompt to ask you if you wish to close the software.
4.2 Troubleshooting
1. If the system prompts you to check serial or USB configuration when you enter [Equipment ON/OFF], take the
following steps :
Check whether oscilloscope ports match the communication and control software setups (Manufacture
Standard: RS-232 baud rate 4800).
After carrying out the above checks, restart the software and oscilloscope to continue operation.
2. If you are unable to update the software driver, take the following steps :
Right click the box on your computer desk-top as shown in Fig 4-1 to activate the right-click menu in Fig 4-2.
In Fig 4-2, select “attribute” and right click to pop up Fig 4-3.
Fig 4-3
Fig 4-4
Fig 4-5
In Fig 4-5, delete “digital storage oscilloscope” in “Universal serial main line controller” to restart the
oscilloscope. Select automatic driver update to complete the update process.
Note : When the communication and control software is communicating with the digital storage oscilloscope,
you cannot connect USB device cable to the oscilloscope ports, and do not remove the cable to
disconnect during communication.
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