DSO1C81

DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE

User’s Manual
① Green is the ‘Run’ state; Flashing cyan for waiting to trigger; Red is ‘Stop’.
② The horizontal line is the sample memory, and the box is the display area.
③ Auto indicates that the trigger mode is ‘Auto’. Normal indicates that the trigger
mode is ‘Normal’.
④ Trigger edge: Rising edge trigger or falling edge trigger.
⑤ Battery level indication.
⑥ Trigger level position.
⑦ Timebase: The time of a grid.
⑧ X1/X10 indicates probe attenuation, which should be set to match the probe. The
goal is to tell the oscilloscope what attenuated probe you used.
⑨ DC/AC coupling.
11. Vertical sensitivity: Indicates the voltage of a grid.
12. Zero arrow: The baseline position, where the vertical voltage is zero.

Buttons Function
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1. Default function
OK 1. When the menu opens, as the OK button.
Auto 2. as an "Auto" button
Run/Stop Run / Stop
Menu Open/close the menu
 Move up the waveform/cursor
 Move down the waveform/ cursor
 Move left the waveform/ cursor
 Move right the waveform/ cursor
mV/V Adjust vertical sensitivity (voltage of one grid)
s/ns Adjust the time base (the time of one grid)
Func 1. Press and hold 2s to turn on/off the power
2. Open the multi-function interface
2.Second function(Func interface)
OK Single
 F_Meter: Turn on the 6-digit high-precision frequency meter
RunStop AC/DC: switching AC/DC coupling
Menu X1/X10: which is set to match the probe.
 50%: one key to make the waveform quickly centered
 Count: turn on the pulse counter
 View: Enter the image view page
mV Save: save the waveform screenshot
s ||: open the horizontal cursor
ns ==, open the vertical cursor
V Zoom: enter magnifying glass mode
More:
Trigger level: The default trigger level is automatic adjustment, if you need to
adjust it manually, you need to set the trigger level to "manual" in the menu, you can
adjust the trigger level position arbitrarily (Press and hold the Func key, then press the
up and down keys to move the trigger level).
RTAuto: long press “Auto”key, RTAuto appears in the upper right corner of the
screen, indicating real-time automatic adjustment. When the probe is connected, the
oscilloscope automatically adjusts the range in real time. Press any key to exit.
Ref: Keep holding down the “Func” key and then press the “mV” key.
20M limit: Keep holding down the “Func” key and then press the “RunStop” key.

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 1 Safety Precautions

 High voltage. The x10 range of the probe measures up to 220V. An x100
probe is required for overreach.
 Probe attenuation. Before measuring voltages greater than 40V, switch the
probe to the X10 position.
 Charge. The charging voltage is 5V, use a computer or mobile phone
charger.
 When measuring high-voltage or non-isolated circuits, it cannot be used
while charging (powered by a built-in battery).

2 Quick start instructions

2.1 Power
Press and hold the power button on/off.
When the battery is dead, use the USB cable to connect to the 5V adapter for
charging, and the max charging current is about 1.2A. It is best to use a computer or
mobile phone for charging. The LED lights up red when charging, and turns green
when fully charged.

2.2 Auto
After the probe is connected to the signal, press the [Auto] button, and the
oscilloscope will automatically detect the signal and adjust the range. If there is no
waveform, the probe may not be connected correctly, or there may be no signal at the
connection (you can use a multimeter to determine if there is a voltage).

2.3 Sensitivity and time base

Manual adjustment: “mV”/ “V” buttons scale the waveform vertically. The “s”/
“ns” button scales the waveform horizontally.
The vertical sensitivity indicates the voltage of a grid in the vertical direction,
and it is adjusted by the mV and V buttons to adapt to different voltages.
The time base represents the time of a grid horizontally. It is adjusted by the s
and ns buttons to accommodate different frequencies.

2.4 Test built-in signal generator

1. Connect the probe to the generator output pin. 2. Press the [Menu] key and
then press [mV] to open the generator interface, press the [Stop] key to change the

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generator to the [ON] state. Press the [ns] key to switch waveforms. Press the [Func]
key to reset to 1.00Khz. 3. Press [menu] to exit the interface.
4. After pressing the [Auto] key, you can see the waveform of the generator.

2.5 Frequency meter and Pulse counter

Press the Func button and then press the up button↑ to turn on the 6-digit
high-precision frequency meter.
Press the Func key and then press the down buttonto turn on the pulse counter,
note that after turn on the counter, you need to manually adjust the trigger level, Once
the pulse crosses the trigger level, the counter will be incremented by 1. (Press and
hold the Func key, then press the up and down keys to move the trigger level).

3 Probes

3.1 Probe calibration

The calibration method is as follows:
1. Switch the probe to X10.
2. Connect the probe to a 1KHz square wave with an amplitude of about 2V-3V.
You can use the built-in generator.
3. Adjust the horizontal and vertical scales of the oscilloscope so that the waveform
is displayed stably at a suitable position on the screen.
4. Use a screwdriver to rotate the adjustable capacitor on the probe until you get the
waveform in the middle of the figure below. The left and right waveforms below
are references for incorrect calibration.

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 3.2 Probe bandwidth
Because the 1X probe has a large input capacitance, the bandwidth of the 1X is
usually within 5MHz; while the bandwidth of the 10X is the standard bandwidth of
the probe.

3.3 Probe withstand voltage

The maximum withstand voltage of the probe is generally marked on the probe,
which is usually 600Vpk-pk.

3.4 Use tips

3.4.1 Large input capacitance

Because the probe 1X has a large input capacitance (usually more than 100 pf), it
is not suitable for measuring some capacitively sensitive circuits. For example, when
measuring a passive crystal of MCU, the large capacitor may cause the crystal to fail
to vibrate. As for the output of a high-speed op amp, a capacitive load may cause the
op amp to overshoot or oscillate. For circuits with large capacitances that are not
suitable for measurement, please use 10X. The input capacitance of the 10X is usually
several pf.

3.4.2 Measuring high voltage

The oscilloscope's measurement voltage range is -40V ~ + 40V (80Vpp). Please
use the 10X probe to attenuate the signal by 10 times beyond this range. The
measurable voltage range of 10X range is 220V. Please note that you must first switch
the probe to the 10X position before connecting the high voltage signal, otherwise the
high voltage may break down the internal circuit of the oscilloscope.

3.4.3 High bandwidth

Because the 1X probe has a large input capacitance, the bandwidth of the probe
1X is usually within 5MHz, so please use the 10X position when the measured signal
bandwidth is greater than 5M.
Summary: 10X is usually used in most applications.

4 Vertical system

4.1 Vertical sensitivity

Oscilloscope vertical sensitivity refers to the voltage represented by a grid in
the vertical direction of the screen. There are 8 divisions in the vertical direction of

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the oscilloscope. You can estimate the amplitude of the signal by observing how many
divisions the waveform occupies on the screen. For example, if the vertical sensitivity
is 1.00v/div, and the signal occupies 3 grids on the screen, you can know that the
amplitude of the signal is 3V.

The scope's vertical sensitivity range is 10mV / div ~ 10V / div (1X probe). In
the oscilloscope button panel, the keys for adjusting the vertical sensitivity are 'mV'
and 'V' button. Pressing the 'mV' button decreases the vertical sensitivity, which is
used to measure signals with smaller voltage amplitude. Press the 'V' button to
increase the vertical sensitivity for measuring signals with larger voltage amplitudes.

5 Horizontal system

5.1 Time base

The time base refers to the time represented by each grid in the horizontal
direction on the oscilloscope screen. There are 12 grids in the horizontal direction of
the oscilloscope. The sampling time that can be observed on the screen = " time base"
* 12.The user can estimate the signal period by observing how many grids a
waveform period occupies. For example, the current time base is 500us, and one cycle
of the signal occupies 2 grids,so the signal period is 1ms (1KHz).

The oscilloscope time base range is 5ns ~ 10s. The buttons for adjusting the time
base in the oscilloscope button panel are 'ns' and 's' button.，When observing
high-frequency signals, you should press the 'ns' button to decrease the time base.
When observing low-frequency signals, you should press the 's' button Increase the
base.The time base in the figure is 200us/div.
What you need to know is that the sampling process of the oscilloscope is:
"Sampling">>"Processing" >> "Display"
When adjusted to a large time base, the screen waveform refresh will be slow
due to the longer time taken by the oscilloscope to sample the waveform.

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 5.2 Horizontally moving waveform

In the stop mode, the user can move the waveform left and right.

6 Trigger system

About trigger
The oscilloscope will capture a frame of waveform only after the waveform
meets the pre-set conditions. This action of capturing the waveform according to the
conditions is the trigger.
What does trigger do?
1. Trigger can stabilize the waveform on the screen.
2. Capture the segment of the waveform you want to observe.
The trigger supported by the oscilloscope is edge trigger, including rising edge
trigger and falling edge trigger.

6.1 Trigger level

In the edge trigger mode, the trigger condition appears only when the waveform
crosses up or down the trigger level.
The trigger level is automatically adjusted by default. Here's how to adjust
manually:
a. In Menu-> Trigger, change "Trigger Level" to "Manual".
b. Press and hold the Func key, then press the up and down keys to move the
trigger level.

The arrow circled above is the trigger level position, and when the edge of the
square wave in the above figure passes upwards through the position of this arrow, a
trigger is formed (the waveform only forms a trigger when it crosses the trigger level
up or down).
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 6.2 Trigger Mode
Trigger mode: “auto”, “normal”, “single”. Automatic triggering is more commonly
used. The normal trigger will not refresh the screen when there is no waveform,
suitable for measuring some pulse signals that come occasionally, etc., and refresh
the waveform once in a pulse. The single-trigger procedure is described in 7.2 below.

7 Operation Guide

7.1 50%
The role of 50% is to quickly return to the center, including zero point offset,
trigger position, trigger level will quickly return to the middle position with one
button, operation method: Func->50%( "left"button).

7.2 Single trigger

Suitable for sporadic single pulse capture.
A single trigger is when the single button is pressed, and the oscilloscope
samples a frame of waveform and then stops. That is, only one frame of
waveform is taken per press. It is important to note that this sampling must be
triggered, if it is not triggered, the upper left corner of the oscilloscope flashes
"||", and the sampling is not completed until there is a waveform trigger. To
cancel a single trigger, click "Stop" button to stop.
Procedure:
1.Probe connect the signal first.
2. mV/V set the voltage sensitivity, s/ns set the time base.
3. Set the trigger level to "manual" and adjust the trigger level (press
Func+up/down to move trigger leve).
4. Press the “Func” key then press “OK” key.
5. The oscilloscope waits for the signal to arrive, and once a waveform
crosses the trigger level, the oscilloscope completes a sample and then stops.

7.3 Screenshot

Click the Func->mV(Save) button to capture the current screen.

7.4 View images

After pressing the Func key, then press the “right”key(View) to enter the Image
View window. In this window, the user can delete or browse historical screenshots.
Click the “RunStop” button to delete the current screenshots.
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 Click the "ok" button to zoom in on the waveform. After zooming in, click "ok"
to return to the homepage..
Click the " Menu" button to return to the oscilloscope window.

7.5 Signal generator

Click the " Menu->mV>mV " button to call up the window of the signal generator,
The signal amplitude is 33V, V, the maximum frequency of the sine wave is 5Mhz, and
the other waves are 1Mhz..
Click the " Stop"" button to turn on/off the signal generator output.
Click the "Func"" button to reset the number to: 1.00Khz, 50%
Click the "s" and "ns"" keys to switch the waveform type:: sine wave, square wave,
triangle wave, etc.
Click "Menu" to exit..
Square wave can adjust the duty cycle, other waveforms do not work.
Note: The generator frequency error is about ±0. ±0.2Hz,
Hz, and there may be little
jitter in the square wave.

7.6 Cursor
Press the “Func” key then press "s" key to turn the horizontal cursor on/off.
Press the “Func” key then press "ns"key
s"key to turn the vertical cursor on/off.
on/off

Press the left and right arrow keys directly to move the horizontal cursor 1. Press
and hold the Func key, then press the left and right arrow keys to move the horizontal
cursor 2.. The same goes for vertical cursors.
For vertical cursors, Y1: The voltage at the dashed line above. Y2: The voltage at
the dashed line below. dY=Y1
dY=Y1-Y2, which is the voltage difference between the two
dashed lines.

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 8 Menu introduction

Once the menu is open, press the mV or V button to switch menus.

8.1 Measurement
There are 14 measurement options available, as shown below:
Frequency, Peak-to-Peak, Duty cycle, Amplitude, RMS, Average, Period, +Pulse
width, -Pulse width, Max, Min,Top, Base, -Duty cycle.

The difference between peak-to-peak and amplitude(AMP) is shown in the

figure above.

8.2 Trigger
There are 3 options in the trigger menu: “Trigger Mode” ,“Trigger Type” ,
“Trigger level”.
Trigger Mode can be selected from "Auto" and "Normal".
For “Auto” mode, if a waveform trigger is detected, the waveform will be used
for triggering. At this time, the waveform can be displayed stably. If the oscilloscope
cannot detect the trigger condition, it will automatically force the trigger to display the
waveform, but because there is no suitable trigger condition, the waveform will not be
displayed steadily.
For “Normal” mode, The oscilloscope will not refresh the display until there is a
waveform trigger. Therefore, in this mode, the screen waveform may not refresh or
there is no waveform. It is suitable for measuring discontinuous waveforms and
requires users to adjust the trigger level in advance.
Trigger type includes rising and falling edges. Rising edge trigger means that
the waveform crosses the trigger level line upward, and a trigger condition occurs.
Trigger level include " Auto-adjust " and "manual".
"Auto" is suitable for trigger mode = auto, the oscilloscope detects the waveform
in real time and automatically adjusts the trigger level.
"Manual" When the “single” is used or the trigger mode is "Normal", the

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"Manual" option should be used. Under this option, the trigger level can be manually
adjusted by the user.

8.3 Display
“Persistence” is to make the historical waveform remain on the screen for a
while and then disappear. Optional persistence options are: None, 1s, Infinite. When
Infinity is selected, the waveforms that have appeared on the screen will remain
forever and will not disappear.
“roll” is to display the waveform while sampling. Only when the time base is
greater than or equal to 200ms will the roll mode be entered. If roll is turned off, the
waveform will be displayed after one screen is sampled, resulting in a long time
before the screen is refreshed for large time base.
Roll mode does not support triggering, if you need to perform a single
trigger(time base >= 200ms), please turn off roll mode.
“FFT”: fast Fourier transform calculation. The frequency cursor is supported, but
the amplitude cursor is not supported.

8.4 Settings
The calibration option is used to calibrate the zero point of the oscilloscope.
Self-calibration is required when the outside temperature changes or when there is a
zero offset due to aging. Remove the probes before calibration.
Furthermore:
1. In the settings, you can set whether to automatically shut down, if you choose
automatic shutdown, the oscilloscope will automatically shut down 15 minutes after
no key operation.
2. Choice of language: Chinese or English.
3. Keep this menu open, and long press "V" to Check the firmware version.
4. Keep this menu open, and long press "RunStop" to reset the oscilloscope
settings.
5. Keep this menu open, and long press "S" to switch the background color of
the measurement item

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Parameters
Model DSO1C81 Coupling AC/DC
Channels 1 AUTO Support
Screen size 2.8inch Measurement 14 types
Bandwidth 80Mhz DC Offest ±3%
Sampling rate 250MSa/s Freq_meter 10Hz~30Mhz
Equivalent sample 500M/s Screenshot Support
Storage depth 480Kbit(60Kpts) Frequency ±0.01%
Rise time <4ns Pulse counter Support
Impedance 1MΩ FFT Support
Time base 5ns – 10s Generator vol 3V
Ver sensitivity 10mV/div-10V/div Generator freq 5MHz(sin) /1MHz(other)
Max voltae 40V（x1） Shell size hight*width* thickness
220V（x10） 12 *8 *3.2cm
Trigger mode Auto/Normal/Single Language CN/EN
Trigger type rise/fall Charger TYPE-C / 5V
Display mode YT / Roll Built-in power lithium battery
Persistence None/1s / ∞ Weight ~156g

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 Q&A
0. I am a beginner, how do I reset the device to its initial state?
Answer: Open Menu->Set, and then long press the "RunStop" button to reset.
1. What is the difference between probe 1X and 10X?
Answer: The 1X does not attenuate the signal, and the 10X attenuates the signal
amplitude by 10 times. When the measuring voltage is higher than 40V, 10X is used.
In addition, the bandwidth of 1X file can only reach about 5M. So generally we
usually use 10X, and use 1X when the measured signal amplitude is less than a few
hundred millivolts. Note: If the probe test lead is set to 10X, it must be set to 10X in
the menu. 1X is the same. That is to keep the two consistent! !
2.When the timeBase is >50ms, the waveform refresh becomes slower?
Answer: The time base of 50ms means the time of "one grid". There are 12 grids in
the horizontal direction. The time to perform one sampling=50*12=600ms, so it is
normal for the waveform refresh to be slow.
3.How to measure DC power voltage?
Answer: First, set the coupling to "DC", and adjust the probe to the 10X position
(the oscilloscope menu should also be set to the same 10X as the probe). Connect the
probe to the power output terminal, and then click the [Auto] key. Pay attention to the
"Mean" value.
4.How to measure 220V mains?
Answer: First remove the USB cable (isolation), then adjust the probe to the 10X
position, adjust the vertical sensitivity to 100V, and adjust the time base to 10ms, and
then connect the probe to the neutral wire and the live wire (be careful!).
6.How to measure main board communication signal or bus signal?
Answer: The probe is connected to the signal first. The coupling mode is set to DC,
the probe is set to the X10 position (the menu should also be set to 10X), and then
click the [Auto] button. If the correct waveform cannot be obtained, please manually
click the [s]/[ns] button to adjust the time base.
7.How to measure power supply ripple?
Answer: Set the coupling mode to "AC" in the menu, and set the probe to the 1X
position (the menu is also set to 1X). Adjust the time base to about 20us. First adjust
the vertical sensitivity to 10mV. If the waveform exceeds the screen, click the [V] key
to reduce it until all the ripples appear on the screen.

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