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Revision History
Version Date Note
V1.0 2021/03/20 First Realse
V1.1 2021/06/16 Add some parameter descriptions
V1.2 2021/06/30 Adapt to version 4.0 firmware

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Table of Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................................... 1
Main Features ................................................................................................................ 2
1，Quick Start................................................................................................................ 3
1.1，Appearance ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.2，Key Function ..................................................................................................................... 3
1.3，UI 3
1.3.1，Main UI .................................................................................................................. 3
1.3.2，Waveform Memory ............................................................................................... 4
1.4，Functional Inspection ....................................................................................................... 5
1.5，Probe Compensation ........................................................................................................ 5
2，Vertical System ......................................................................................................... 6
2.1，To Enable or Disable the Analog Channel ........................................................................ 6
2.1.1，Enable the analog channel .................................................................................... 6
2.1.2，Disable the analog channel............................................................................... 6
2.2，Channel Coupling ............................................................................................................. 6
2.3，Probe Ratio....................................................................................................................... 7
2.4，Vertical Scale .................................................................................................................... 8
2.5，Vertical Offset ................................................................................................................... 8
2.6，Amplitude Unit ................................................................................................................. 8
2.7，Invert ................................................................................................................................ 9
3，Horizontal System .................................................................................................. 10
3.1，Horizontal Timebase ......................................................................................................10
3.2，Horizontal Position .........................................................................................................10
4，Sample System ....................................................................................................... 10
4.1，Timebase Mode..............................................................................................................10
4.2，Sampling Mode ..............................................................................................................11
4.3，Sample Rate And Memory Depth ..................................................................................11
5，Trigger System ........................................................................................................ 14
5.1，Trigger Mode ..................................................................................................................14
5.2，Trigger Type ....................................................................................................................15
5.3，Trigger Threshold ...........................................................................................................15
6，Operations and Measurements ............................................................................. 16
6.1，Measurements Setting ...................................................................................................16
6.2，Measurement Parameter ...............................................................................................16
6.3，Cursor Measurement .....................................................................................................17
6.3.1，X Cursor ...............................................................................................................17
6.3.2，Y Cursor ...............................................................................................................17
6.4，Math Operation..............................................................................................................17
6.4.1，Addition ...............................................................................................................18
6.4.2，Subtraction ..........................................................................................................18
6.4.3，Multiplication ......................................................................................................18
6.4.4，Division ................................................................................................................18
6.4.5，Abs.......................................................................................................................18
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6.4.6，FFT .......................................................................................................................19
7，Waveform storage .................................................................................................. 19
8，Waveform Generator ............................................................................................. 20
9，System Utility ......................................................................................................... 21
9.1，Persistence Time ............................................................................................................21
9.2，Key Volume.....................................................................................................................22
9.3，Language ........................................................................................................................22
9.4，Backlight .........................................................................................................................23
9.5，Low Power ......................................................................................................................24
9.6，Zero Calibration ..............................................................................................................24
9.7，Smart Roll .......................................................................................................................25
9.8，Connect to your computer via USB ................................................................................26
9.9，Custom channel colors ...................................................................................................27
9.10，Factory Reset ................................................................................................................27
9.11，System Information ......................................................................................................28
9.12，Firmware Update .........................................................................................................29
9.12.1，Method 1...........................................................................................................29
9.12.2，Method 2...........................................................................................................30
10，FAQ........................................................................................................................ 31
10.1，The square wave measured by two channels is not square enough. ..........................31
10.2，Charging status is abnormal. ........................................................................................32
10.3，As soon as the charging cable is pulled out, the battery will show that the power
decrease. 32
11， Quality Assurance...................................................................................... 32
12，Other.................................................................................................................... 32

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Notices
1、 This document applies to firmware version V3.7 and hardware version V2.4.
Other versions will be slightly different.
2、 Only when the hardware charging indicator light goes off or the charging icon
disappears will it be fully charged.
3、 Due to the difference in the size of the MCX pin of the alligator clip and the
oscilloscope probe (the inner pin of the alligator clip is larger), please do not
attach the alligator clip to the CHA/CHB for use. The alligator clip is only used at
the OUT channel ( waveform output ), so as to avoid the use of the alligator clip
with the large MCX hole of the oscilloscope analog channel, resulting in poor
contact of the oscilloscope probe.
4、 Please refer to the section on vertical systems to enable channel B.
5、 The four keys of the oscilloscope are fragile. In order to avoid damage (collapse),
please press them as gently as possible and avoid pressing them vigorously.
6、 When the contact between the oscilloscope probe and the oscilloscope is
loose/bad, you can use fingernail/forceps to push the 6 reeds of the outer ring of
the probe MCX seat slightly out (do not dial too much, otherwise it can not be
inserted) to increase the contact pressure and restore the contact well.

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Main Features

Model DS100 Coupling AC/DC

Channel 2 Auto Set Support

Screen 3.5-inch IPS Quick Center Support

Resolution 480*320 Shortcut Support

Analog 50M Save Waveform bmp or csv

Bandwidth

Sample Rate 250MSa/S Auto 19

Measurement

Channel >40dB Measurement ±2%

Isolation Accuracy

Rise Time <7ns Frequency ±1‰

Accuracy

Memory Depth 128Kpts Waveform Square/Sine/Triangle/

Generator Sawtooth

Input 1MΩ Waveform Sine/Triangle/

Impedance Frequency Sawtooth
1Hz~50KHz@3V Vp-p
Square
1Hz~10MHz@3V Vp-p

Time Scale 8ns~50s Firmware Support

Upgrade

Vertical Scale 10mV/div~100V/div Language Simplified Chinese/

Traditional Chinese/
English

Maximum ±40V（@X1） Interface MCX（Probe）

Measurement ±400V（@X10） USB（ Charging and
Voltage Range ±4kV（@X100） Communication ）
±40kV（@X1000）

Sweep Mode Auto/Normal/Single Battery Life ≈7h

Trigger Type Rising/Falling Charging Time ≈3h（USB）

Timebase Mode YT/XY/ROLL Net Weight 109g

Persistence Min/1 sec/Infinite Dimensions 100mm*58mm*15mm

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1，Quick Start

1.1，Appearance

1.2，Key Function
Key P：Long press，Power on/off；Short press，Pause/Run
Key A：Auto set
Key M：Menu/ Confirm
Key E：Exit/ Quick Center / Double click to switch channels
Wheel Ⅰ：Select the item
Wheel Ⅱ：Set the item

Shortcut Key：
1、 Key M + Key E：Printscreen（The USB status UI is invalid）
2、 Press key M + Wheel Ⅰ：Adjust the horizontal position
3、 Press key M + Wheel Ⅱ：Adjust the vertical position
4、 Press key E + Wheel Ⅰ：Adjust the timebase
5、 Press key E + Wheel Ⅱ：Adjust the vertical scale

1.3，UI

1.3.1，Main UI
The yellow items correspond to channel A and the green items correspond to
channel B.
The Main UI is illustrated in the following two figures:

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1.3.2，Waveform Memory

Illustrated in the following figure：

（1） The wavy line indicates the length of the sampled data.
（2） The wavy lines covered in blue represent data that is not displayed
in the UI.
（3） The T-shaped icon indicates the trigger position.

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1.4，Functional Inspection
1、 Connect the probe to the alligator clip, and then connect the probe to the
analog channel (CHA or CHB), and the alligator clip is connected to the output
interface of waveform generator.
2、 Set the probe to X10, note that this is the X10 and X1 selector switch on the
probe, not the oscilloscope probe ratio setting.
3、 Set the output waveform in the oscilloscope, the peak-to-peak value is 3.0V, the
type is square wave, and the frequency is 1kHz. Refer to the section " Waveform
Generator" for setting.
4、 Press the key A of the oscilloscope and the input waveform will be automatically
display properly.
5、 Observe the waveform on the display screen of the oscilloscope, normally as
shown in the figure below.

1.5，Probe Compensation
When the probe is used for the first time, if the probe can compensate (such as
P6100), you should compensate the probes to make them match the input channels
of the oscilloscope.
1、Perform the steps in the previous section, and the waveform obtained is
compared with the below.

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Over compensated Perfectly compensated Under compensated

2、Adjust the compensation place until the displayed waveform "Perfectly
compensated" as shown above.

2，Vertical System
DS100 provides two analog input channels (CHA and CHB), and each channel is
equipped with an independent vertical control system. The setting methods for the
vertical systems of the two channels are the same. This chapter takes CHA as an
example to introduce the setting method for the vertical system. For this
oscilloscope, only CHA is enabled by default.

2.1，To Enable or Disable the Analog Channel

2.1.1，Enable the analog channel

Refer to the next section to open analog channels by setting the coupling mode to
DC or AC.
After opening the channel, the channel label on the upper-right will display the
vertical scale, as shown in the figure below:

2.1.2，Disable the analog channel

Refer to the next section. Setting the coupling mode to '--' to close the analog
channel.
After the channel is closed, the channel label on the upper-right will not show the
vertical scale, as shown in the figure below:

2.2，Channel Coupling
Descriptions are shown in the following table:
Coupling Mode Note
DC The DC and AC components of the signal
under test can both pass the channel.

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AC The DC components of the signal under

test are blocked
-- Channel is closed

The channel label on the top-right is displayed, as shown in the figure below:

DC AC --

Modification steps:
1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Channel" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select "CHA"(or "CHB").
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Couple" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select coupling mode.

2.3，Probe Ratio
DS100 allows you to set the probe ratio manually. To obtain the correct
measurement results, you must set the probe ratio properly. By default, the probe
ratio is X1.

Modification steps:
1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Channel" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the "CHA".
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Probe" option on the right (page 2) side of the
menu bar, and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the ratio of the probe.

Probe ratio as shown in the table below:

probe display amplitude of the signal: actual amplitude of the signal
X0.1 0.1:1
X0.2 0.2:1
X0.5 0.5:1
X1（default） 1:1
X2 2:1
X5 5:1
X10 10:1
X20 20:1
X50 50:1
X100 100:1
X200 200:1
X500 500:1
X1000 1000:1

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2.4，Vertical Scale
Vertical scale indicates the voltage value per grid in the vertical axis of the screen. It
is often expressed in V/div. While you adjust the vertical scale, the display amplitude
of the waveform would enlarge or reduce. At the same time, the information of the
label on the upper-right of the screen will also change in real time, as shown in the
figure below:

The adjustable range of the vertical scale is related to the currently set probe ratio.
By default, the probe ratio is X1. The adjustable range of the vertical scale is from
10mV/div to 10 V/div.

Modification steps:
1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Channel" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the "CHA" item.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "V-scale" option on the right side of the menu
bar, and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the vertical scale.

2.5，Vertical Offset
Vertical offset indicates the offset of the signal ground level position of the
waveform from the screen center in the vertical direction. When adjusting the
vertical offset, the waveforms of the corresponding channel move up and down.

Modification steps:
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Channel" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select "CHA".
3、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Ypos" option on the right side of the menu bar,
and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the vertical offset.

2.6，Amplitude Unit
Select the amplitude display unit for the current channel. The available units are W,
A, and V. When the unit is changed, the unit related to the relevant functions of the
channel will change accordingly.

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Unit" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the settings of channel amplitude unit.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the item of CHA channel.
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to modify the settings of channel amplitude unit.

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6、Press the key E to exit the settings of channel amplitude unit, then key E to exit
the pop-up menu.

2.7，Invert
When inverting is turned on, the voltage of the waveform is inverted.

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the " Invert " option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the settings of channel amplitude unit.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the item of CHA channel.
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to modify the settings of Invert of the channel.
6、Press the key E to exit the settings of channel amplitude unit, then key E to exit
the pop-up menu.

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3，Horizontal System

3.1，Horizontal Timebase
Horizontal timebase, also called the horizontal scale, refers to the time of each grid
in the horizontal direction of the screen. It is usually expressed in s/div. The label on
the upper-left of the screen will display the timebase in real time, as shown in the
figure below:

Modification step: scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "T-Scale" option on the right
side of the menu bar, and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the timebase.

3.2，Horizontal Position
Horizontal position, also called trigger position, refers to the trigger point position of
the waveforms of all channels in the horizontal direction relative to the screen
center. When the waveform trigger point is at the right (left) side of the screen
center, the horizontal position is a positive (negative) value.
Modify step: scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Xpos" option on the right side of the
menu bar, and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the horizontal position.

4，Sample System

4.1，Timebase Mode
DS100 supports three available timebase modes, as shown in the table below.
Timebase Mode Note
YT mode In this mode, the Y axis represents voltage, and the X axis
represents time. (Timebase range is 1s to 8ns)
XY mode In this mode, both the X axis and the Y axis represent the voltage.
The mode changes the display from voltage-time display mode to
voltage-voltage display. (Timebase range is 100ms to 8ns)
ROLL mode In this mode, the waveform scrolls from right to left to update the
display,and the trigger function is invalid. (Timebase range is 50s
to 200ms)

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Timebase" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item of timebase mode.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the timebase mode.

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5、Press the key E to exit the settings of timebase mode, then key E to exit the
pop-up menu.

4.2，Sampling Mode
DS100 only supports the real-time sampling mode. In this mode, the oscilloscope
produces the waveform display from samples collected during one trigger event.

4.3，Sample Rate And Memory Depth

Sampling is the process of converting the analog signal into the digital signal at a
specified time interval and then restoring them in sequence. The sample rate is the
reciprocal of the time interval.

The maximum real-time sample rate in the single-channel mode of DS100 is

250MSa/s. This rate requires settings to enable.
Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Max Speed" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item of maximum real-time sample rate.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to modify the settings of maximum real-time sample rate.
5、Press the key E to exit the settings of maximum real-time sample rate, then key E
to exit the pop-up menu.

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Memory depth refers to the number of points of the oscilloscope that can store in
one trigger acquisition. It reflects the storage capability of the acquisition storage.
This oscilloscope is equipped with memory depth of up to 128Kpts. The relationship
between timebase, sampling rate and memory depth is as follows.

Note: The sampling rate and memory depth of dual channel are halved compared
with single channel of the same timebase.

The situation in AUTO trigger mode of YT mode of single channel is shown in the
table below:
Timebase Sampling Rate Memory Depth
8ns 250MSa/S 20pts
10ns 200MSa/S 20pts
16ns 250MSa/S 40pts
20ns 200MSa/S 40pts
40ns 250MSa/S 100pts
50ns 200MSa/S 100pts
80ns 250MSa/S 200pts
100ns 200MSa/S 200pts
160ns 250MSa/S 400pts
200ns 200MSa/S 400pts
500ns 200MSa/S 1Kpts
1us 200MSa/S 2Kpts
2us 200MSa/S 4Kpts
5us 200MSa/S 10Kpts
10us 200MSa/S 20Kpts
20us 200MSa/S 40Kpts
50us 200MSa/S 100Kpts
100us 100MSa/S 100Kpts
200us 50MSa/S 100Kpts
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500us 20MSa/S 100Kpts

1ms 10MSa/S 100Kpts
2ms 5MSa/S 100Kpts
5ms 2MSa/S 100Kpts
10ms 1MSa/S 100Kpts
20ms 500KSa/S 100Kpts
50ms 200KSa/S 100Kpts
100ms 100KSa/S 100Kpts
200ms 50KSa/S 100Kpts
500ms 20KSa/S 100Kpts
1s 10KSa/S 100Kpts

The situation in NORMAL trigger mode of YT mode of single channel is shown in the
table below:
Timebase Sampling Rate Memory Depth
8ns 250MSa/S 20pts
10ns 200MSa/S 20pts
16ns 250MSa/S 40pts
20ns 200MSa/S 40pts
40ns 250MSa/S 100pts
50ns 200MSa/S 100pts
80ns 250MSa/S 200pts
100ns 200MSa/S 200pts
160ns 250MSa/S 400pts
200ns 200MSa/S 400pts
500ns 200MSa/S 1Kpts
1us 200MSa/S 2Kpts
2us 200MSa/S 4Kpts
5us 200MSa/S 10Kpts
10us 200MSa/S 20Kpts
20us 200MSa/S 40Kpts
50us 100MSa/S 50Kpts
100us 50MSa/S 50Kpts
200us 25MSa/S 50Kpts
500us 10MSa/S 50Kpts
1ms 5MSa/S 50Kpts
2ms 2.5MSa/S 50Kpts
5ms 1MSa/S 50Kpts
10ms 500KSa/S 50Kpts
20ms 250KSa/S 50Kpts
50ms 100KSa/S 50Kpts
100ms 50KSa/S 50Kpts
200ms 25KSa/S 50Kpts

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500ms 10KSa/S 50Kpts

1s 5KSa/S 50Kpts

The situation in SINGLE trigger mode of YT mode of single channel is described as

below:
Sampling rate is the same as AUTO trigger mode. The memory depth is 128Kpts
without FFT enabled. When FFT is enabled, it is 112Kpts.

The situation in ROLL mode of single channel is described as below:

The memory depth is 128Kpts without FFT enabled. When FFT is enabled, it is
112Kpts.
In timebase range is 200ms to 1s, sampling rate is the same as in the AUTO trigger
mode in YT mode.
The situation in timebase range is 2s to 50s, is shown in the table below:
Timebase Sampling Rate
2s 5KSa/S
5s 2KSa/S
10s 1KSa/S
20s 500Sa/S
50s 200Sa/S

The situation in XY mode is the same as YT mode.

5，Trigger System
As for trigger, you set certain trigger condition according to the requirement and
when a waveform in the waveform stream meets this condition, the oscilloscope
captures this waveform as well as the neighboring part, and displays them on the
screen. For the digital oscilloscope, it samples waveform continuously no matter
whether it is stably triggered, but only stable trigger can be stably displayed. The
trigger system ensures that every timebase sweep or acquisition starts from the
user-defined trigger condition, namely every sweep is synchronous with the
acquisition and the waveforms acquired is overlapped so as to display the stable
waveforms

5.1，Trigger Mode
The following figure is the schematic diagram of the acquisition memory. In order to
easily understand the trigger event, we classify the acquisition memory into the
pre-trigger buffer and post-trigger buffer.
Trigger Position

Pre-trigger Buffer Post-trigger Buffer

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Acquisition Memory
After sampling begins, the oscilloscope will first fill the pre-trigger buffer. After filling,
the oscilloscope will start the search trigger, and during the search, the sampled data
will continue to be transferred to the pre-trigger buffer (new data will constantly
overwrite existing data). When a trigger is found, the pre-trigger store will contain
the sampled data before the trigger. The oscilloscope will then fill the post-trigger
buffer and display the data from the acquisition memory.

The trigger mode of DS100 is described in the following table:

Trigger Mode Note
AUTO In this trigger mode, if the specified trigger condition is not
found within a certain period of time, the oscilloscope will force
triggering and collecting to display the waveform.
NORMAL In this trigger mode, the oscilloscope will trigger and collect once
only when the specified trigger condition is found.
SINGLE In this trigger mode, the oscilloscope will trigger and collect once
only when the specified trigger condition is found. And then stop
sampling.

Modification steps: Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Sweep" option on the right
side of the menu bar(page 2), and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the trigger
mode.

5.2，Trigger Type
The trigger type of DS100 is described in the following table:
Trigger Type Note
CHA-U The rising edge of channel A trigger
CHA-D The falling edge of channel A trigger
CHB-U The rising edge of channel B trigger
CHB-D The falling edge of channel B trigger

Modification steps: Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "T-type" option on the right
side of the menu bar, and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the trigger type.

5.3，Trigger Threshold
The adjustment of the trigger threshold is related to the type of the trigger source.

Modification steps: Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "T-thr" option on the right side
of the menu bar, and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the trigger threshold.

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6，Operations and Measurements

DS100 can perform math operations, auto measurements, and cursor measurements
on sampled and displayed data.

6.1，Measurements Setting
1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Channel" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select "CHA" or "CHB".
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "H-Meas1" option on the right side of the menu
bar(page 2), and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the measurement.

The other three measurements can set in the same way.

6.2，Measurement Parameter
Note: Only the signal displayed on the screen is calculated, not the total memory
depth.
Horizontal measurement parameters are described in the table below:
Parameter Note
Freq Frequency
Cycl Cycle（1/Freq）
+Duty Positive duty cycle (average positive duty cycle for all periods)
+Wid Positive pulse width (average of positive pulse width for all cycles)
+Pul Positive pulse count
-Duty Negative duty cycle (average of negative duty cycle for all periods)
-Wid Negative pulse width (average of negative pulse width for all cycles)
-Pul Negative pulse count
X2-1 The time of cursor X2 minus cursor X1

Vertical measurement parameters are described as follows:

Parameter Note
Vavg Average value
Vrms Root-mean-square value
Vcrm Root-mean-square value of period (point less than one cycle, not
calculated)
Vmax Maximum value
Vmin Minimum value
Vp-p Peak-to-peak value(Vmax – Vmin)
Vtop Top value(The value with the highest probability between (Vmax –
0.3*Vp-p) to Vmax)
Vbas Base value(The value with the highest probability between Vmin to
(Vmin + 0.3*Vp-p))

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Vamp Amplitude value(Vtop – Vbas)

Y2-1 The value of cursor Y2 minus cursor Y1

6.3，Cursor Measurement
Cursor measurement can measure the X-axis values (e.g Time) and Y-axis values (e.g.
Voltage) of the selected waveform.

6.3.1，X Cursor
X cursor is a vertical solid/dotted line that is used to make horizontal adjustments.
Modification steps:
1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "H-Meas1" or "H-Meas2" option on the right
side of the menu bar(page 2), and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the "X2-1"
item.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "X1" or "X2" option on the right side of the
menu bar(page 2), and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the position.

6.3.2，Y Cursor
Y cursor is a horizontal solid/dotted line that is used to make vertical adjustment.
Modification steps:
1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "V-Meas1" or "V-Meas2" option on the right
side of the menu bar(page 2), and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the "Y2-1"
item.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Y1" or "Y2" option on the right side of the
menu bar(page 2), and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the position.

6.4，Math Operation
DS100 oscilloscope supports 6 operations, which are described as follows:
Operation Note
-- Turn off
A+B Addition
A-B Subtraction
AxB Multiplication
A/B Division
Abs Calculate the absolute value
FFT Fast Fourier Transform

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6.4.1，Addition
Adds the waveform voltage values of signal channel A and B point by point and
displays the results.
The setup steps are as follows:
1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Channel" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the "Math" item.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "OP" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the "A+B" item.
3、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Scale" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the suitable vertical scale.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Offset" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to set the suitable vertical offset.

6.4.2，Subtraction
The waveforms of channel A minus B point by point and the results are displayed.
The setup steps refer to addition operations.

6.4.3，Multiplication
Multiply the waveforms of channel A and B point by point and display the results.
The setup steps refer to addition operations.

6.4.4，Division
The waveforms of channel A divided by B point by point and display the results.
The setup steps refer to addition operations.

6.4.5，Abs
Calculates the absolute value of the selected source and displays the results.
The setup steps are as follows:
1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Channel" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the "Math" item.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "OP" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the "Abs" item.
3、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Source" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the source.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Scale" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the suitable vertical scale.
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Offset" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to set the suitable vertical offset.

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6.4.6，FFT
FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) is used to transform time-domain signals to
frequency-domain components (frequency spectrum). FFT counts up to 1000 points.
When less than 1000 points, the missing part is zeroed. The logarithm calculation
formula is 20lg(VRMS), that is, calculate the logarithm base 10 of the
Root-mean-square value of the corresponding frequency point, and then multiply by
20.

The setup steps are as follows:

1、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Channel" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the "Math" item.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "OP" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the "FFT" item.
3、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Source" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the source.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Center" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to set the suitable center frequency.
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Hz/Div" option on the right side of the menu
bar, then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the suitable horizontal Scale.
6、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Scale" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the suitable vertical Scale.
7、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Offset" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to set the suitable vertical offset.
8、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Unit" option on the right side of the menu bar,
then scroll wheel Ⅱ to select the suitable unit.
9、Scroll the wheel Ⅰ to select the "Window" option on the right side of the menu
bar(page 2), and then scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the window function.

7，Waveform storage
DS100 oscilloscope configuration has 16M flash, support to save the collected
waveform, you can choose to save “bmp” format or “csv” format. When you save
the waveform in “csv” format, you need to pause sampling first. Refer to the section
"Connect your computer with USB" to connect your computer to view the saved
waveform file.

Steps：
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Save Wave" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the format of file.
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to select the name of file.

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6、Press the key M to save waveform(“csv” format stores 128K data, it takes about
25 seconds).
7、Press the key E to exit the pop-up menu.

8，Waveform Generator
The DS100 oscilloscope has a built-in waveform generator. The output signal has a
DC offset of the half of the peak-to-peak value. Note that in the USB UI cannot
output signal.
Wave Shape: Sine, Square, Sawtooth, Triangle.
Frequency: Minimum 1Hz, maximum 50 kHz. Square wave also supports 100K, 200K,
500K, 1M, 2M, 5M and 10M frequency points.
Duty: When the square wave is less than or equal to 50kHz, the duty cycle can be set.
Peak-to-peak value: When the frequency is less than or equal to 50kHz, peak-to-peak
value setting is supported.

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Waveform" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the shape(frequency,Duty,Vpp).
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the item.
6、Press the key E to exit the settings of waveform mode, then key E to exit the
pop-up menu.

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9，System Utility

9.1，Persistence Time
Persistence is a dimmer way to show the waveforms that have disappeared. It can be
set only in YT mode.

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the " Persistence " option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item of persistence.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the option you want to change.
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the option.
6、Press the key E to exit the settings of persistence, then key E to exit the pop-up
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9.2，Key Volume
Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the " Volume " option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item of volume.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the option.
5、Press the key E to exit the settings of volume, then key E to exit the pop-up menu.

9.3，Language
DS100 supports simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and English.

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Language " option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item of language.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the option.
5、Press the key E to exit the settings of language, then key E to exit the pop-up
menu.

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9.4，Backlight
DS100 supports backlight Settings.

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Backlight " option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item of language.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the option.
5、Press the key E to exit the settings of backlight, then key E to exit the pop-up
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9.5，Low Power
When the DS100 enter the idle state (no any operation), and maintain a period of
time. The DS100 will either lower the backlight or power off.

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Low Power " option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item of low-power
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Half " or “Shut” option.
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the option.
6、Press the key E to exit the settings of low-power, then key E to exit the pop-up
menu.

9.6，Zero Calibration
DS100 supports zero-calibration when the analog channel zeros are offset.

Steps:
1、Unplug the USB cable and the probes of channel A and channel B
2、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
3、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Other" option.
4、Press the key M to pop up the items of “Other”.
5、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the " Calibration "option.

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6、Press the key M to enter the UI of confirmation.

7、Press the key M to calibrate.

9.7，Smart Roll
When the timebase is greater than or equal to 200ms, it can be automatically
converted from YT mode to Roll mode. On the contrary, it is converted from ROLL to
YT.

Modification steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Smart Roll" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the item of "Smart Roll".
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅱ to change the option.
5、Press the key E to exit the settings of "Smart Roll", then key E to exit the pop-up
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9.8，Connect to your computer via USB

DS100 can connect to your computer via USB. But you must first enter USB mode.

Steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Other" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the items of “Other”.
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "USB"option.

5、Press the key M to enter the UI of USB(Note that this UI does not support M+E
shortcut screenshots).

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6、Press the key E to exit the UI of USB.

9.9，Custom channel colors

DS100 supports custom colors of analog channel and the math operation.

Steps:
In the root directory of the U disk, place a “color. ini” (refer to the user manual
“color. ini”) . The file content is as follow:

File content description:

Line 1 is the color of channel A.
Line 2 is the persistence (showing the vanished waveform in A dimmer color) color of
channel A.
Line 3 is the color of channel B.
Line 4 is the persistence (showing the vanished waveform in A dimmer color) color of
channel B.
Line 5 is the color of math operation.

Colors are expressed in the hexadecimal numbers of RGB565 (the high 5 bits are the
red component, the middle 6 bits are the green component, and the low 5 bits are
the blue component).

9.10，Factory Reset
DS100 supports resetting. This function will reset all parameters (language setting
remain) and delete all files on the USB disk.

Steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Other" option.

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3、Press the key M to pop up the items of “Other”.

4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Resetting "option.

5、Press the key M to enter UI of confirmation.

6、Press the key M to reset.

9.11，System Information
Steps:
1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.
2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Other" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the items of "Other".
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "About" option.

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5、Press the key M to enter the UI of system information.

9.12，Firmware Update

9.12.1，Method 1

1、Press the key M to pop up the menu.

2、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "Other" option.
3、Press the key M to pop up the items of "Other".
4、Scroll the wheel Ⅰto select the "USB" option.

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5、Press the key M to enter the UI of USB.

6、Connect the computer through the USB cable, the computer will appear a
removable U disk, then copy the firmware to the U disk and rename it to
"atk_dso.bin" or "atk_dso" (if the extension is hidden).The results are shown below:

7、Remove the U dsik and restart the oscilloscope.

9.12.2，Method 2

1、In the shutdown state, hold down key A first, and then long press key P, DS100 will
enter the update mode.

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2、Connect the computer through the USB cable, the computer will appear a
removable U disk, then copy the firmware to the U disk and rename it to
"atk_dso.bin" or "atk_dso"( if the extension is hidden).The results are shown below:

3、Remove the U disk and press the key M to update the firmware.

10，FAQ

10.1，The square wave measured by two channels is not square enough.

As shown in the figure below:

A: When both channels are enabled at the same time and the timebase is less than
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“sinc” interpolation algorithm may cause some distortion of the square wave. This is
caused by the interpolation algorithm, rather than signal or sampling.

10.2，Charging status is abnormal.

A: In SINGLE mode and NORMAL mode, the charging status may not be detected in
time. This is normal.

10.3，As soon as the charging cable is pulled out, the battery will show that
the power decrease.
A: After unplugging the charging cable, wait a few seconds to accurately measure the
battery level.

11， Quality Assurance

1、Service Hours
ALIENTEK promises good quality products. if products break down from the
date of sale within seven days of normal use, customers can choose to return or
warranty (only does not affect the second sales can be returned). if products break
down from the date of sale within a year of normal use, it can be free repair.
2、The purchase date is subject to the purchase invoice or receipt issued by the seller,
and online shopping can be subject to the transaction screenshot.
3、No free repair service will be provided for any machine damage caused by
man-made damage, private refit or private repair.

12，Other
Company: ALIENTEK
Website: www.alientek.com
Forums : www.openedv.com

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