Gw-instek GDS-3000 Series Freewave User Manual User Manual

Digital Storage Oscilloscope GDS-1000-U, GDS-1000A-U, GDS-2000A, GDS-3000 Series Freewave Installation & User Guide ISO-9001 CERTIFIED MAN

Installing Freewave 19 6. When the installation is completed, click on the Close button to complete the process. Freewave Manual 20 Connecting the

Installing Freewave 21 4. Activate Freewave. If the oscilloscope ID appears on the screen, Freewave is ready for operation. 5. If the oscilloscope

Installing Freewave 23 3. Locate the oscilloscope either in the “Port” node (correct) or in the “Other devices” corner (incorrect). Port (correct)

Installing Freewave 25 8. Select the directory where Freewave is installed and click on the Next button. The USB driver “dso_vpo.inf” will be instal

Monitoring the Oscilloscope 27 MONITORING THE OSCILLOSCOPE The oscilloscope display contents appear in the Freewave screen, allowing observing and r

Monitoring the Oscilloscope 29 Note The pause button only applies to the GDS-1000-U/1000A-U Viewing in full-screen mode To view the display in full

Monitoring the Oscilloscope 31 Use the mouse scroll wheel to scroll the virtual variable knob. Note To operate a variable knob without a scroll wh

Monitoring the Oscilloscope 33 Taking a Video Clip of the Display Contents(GDS-1000-U and GDS-1000A-U only) 1. Make sure the oscilloscope’s display

Short Memory Data Capture 35 SHORT MEMORY DATA CAPTURE The Data Capture function in Freewave directly transfers standard memory length waveform data

Short Memory Data Capture 37 One waveform Two waveforms Hiding a waveform from the display To hide a waveform, uncheck the check box next to the w

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Table of Contents Getting started ... 5Overview ...

Short Memory Data Capture 39 The waveform position will be shown under the vertical position bar. Deleting the waveform data To delete a wavefo

Short Memory Data Capture 41 Recalling Waveform Data 1. Click on the Recall button. 2. Select a file to recall from the file panel. Make sure tha

Using the Commands 43 Operation log Control panelDateCommanddescriptionCommandmove iconCommandselect iconSelectedcommandsCommandlist 4. Click on t

Using the Commands 45 Configuring and Running the Commands 1. Prepare the command list according to the previous section. 2. Configure the paramet

Using the Commands 47 Saving a Command List and its Result 1. Prepare a command list and/or run the commands. 2. To save the command list and its

Long Memory Data Capture 49 6. Wait while the data is transferred to the PC. This is shown by a progress bar for each channel. Operation logContr

Long Memory Data Capture 51 Reset Waveform Pressing the Reset key will reset the waveform position and scale as well as remove the cursors. Clear

Getting started 5 GETTING STARTED Freewave supports the GDS-1000-U, GDS-1000A-U, GDS-2000A and GDS-3000 series oscilloscopes and is freely available

Getting started 7 Types of Operations Four types of operations are available in Freewave: Standard memory length display monitoring, data capturing,

Getting started 9 Waveform data as well as the oscilloscope identification can be stored as a Comma Separated Values (*.csv) file which can be opene

Getting started 11 Remote Controlling the Oscilloscope Freewave automatically categorizes and lists the remote control commands. To run the commands,

Installing Freewave 13 INSTALLING FREEWAVE The installation process includes preparing the necessary equipment, installing the software package to th

Installing Freewave 15 Install Required Software • Microsoft .Net (full version 4.0 or later) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package

Installing Freewave 17 Next button to proceed. 4. Select the directory in which Freewave is to be installed. Click Next. • To change the director