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Knowledge Base MSO5000 Series

Activating the HDMI output on the MSO5000 & DS7000 scopes

The MSO5000 & DS7000 scopes have a HDMI output that can be used to connect to an external monitor or projector.The ouput will be defaulted to off so it will need to be activated when connected to an external monitor. To activate the HDMI output press Utility on the keypad and select IO on the right of the display. N...

How long will the MSO5000 Capture a Signal

To determine how long an oscilloscope will capture a signal when it is operated in single trigger mode is determined by taking the instrument's memory depth and dividing it by the instrument's sample rate.  The memory depth can be changed within the instrument's acquire menu and then the sample rate can be changed by adjusting the horizontal scaling.  The table below lists the different memory d...

Printing to a USB stick from MSO5000/DS7000 series scopes

Pressing the green Quick keypad button will send a snapshot of the screen directly to a USB stick plugged into the front of the scope. The Quick key provide multiple functions so it will need to be set to Print. To do this press the Utility keypad button then More and then Quick settings on the side of the display. Now press Operation on the side of the display and set Operation to Save Image. ...

What operating system is used on the MSO5000/DS7000/MSO8000 series scopes?

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How to default the DS/MSO7000 series and the MSO5000 series

There are two ways to default the UltraVision II oscilloscopes. 1) The first way requires that you set the Power On setting to default and then cycle the instruments power.  To find this setting first press "Utility" then "System" and then finally make certain that the "Power On"Setting is set to "Default".  ...

Sending an email from MSO8000/DS7000/MSO5000 series oscilloscopes

You can send a screen shot, setup files and other files in an email from DS7000 and MSO5000 series oscilloscopes. To set up email service press the Utility key and then More and Email at the right side of the display.Now you can press Settings...

Web control for the MSO8000, DS7000 and MSO5000 series scopes

Remote control of the  DS7000 and MSO5000 is possible using Web Control.To set up web control connect the scope to a PC with a LAN cable.Push the Utility key followed by I/O and then LAN on the side of the display.The Lan settings window  wi...

How to add measurements to the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000

Measurements can be added to the bottom of the display quickly and easily, or all measurements can be displayed at once. To add measurements press “Measure” then press “Add” on the right side of the display.  Now the Quick Measurement Menu appears. You are able to change between the different categories by either pressing on the ta...

How to perform Serial Decode on the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000

Protocol Analysis allows you to quickly decode serial communication.  The oscilloscope is capable of triggering on and decoding parallel, RS232, I2C, SPI, LIN, CAN, FlexRay, I2S, and 1553B.For the example below I am decoding an I2C signal but the other protocols follow a similar set up. ...

MSO5000, DS7000, MSO7000, MSO8000 BIN file conversion

The oscilloscope models including the MSO5000, DS7000, MSO7000, and MSO8000 all include the ability to create compact .BIN file types for saving to USB sticks or the internal hard drive.The .BIN files are easy ways to save and archive display and memory data. Creating these files is done from the Storage/Save Wave menu. ...

Record Mode on the MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000

You can use Pass/Fail measurements for a number of applications. With this scope family you can set it up to stop or continue when there is a failure, you can have the instrument make a beep or take a screen shot when a failure occurs.  You can create masks with varying error budgets around a target signal, and you can even use the record mode to record all the failures as frames. In this way, yo...

The MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000’s cursor capability

The MSO5000, DS7000 and MSO8000 can all use several different types of cursors to measure the signal.  These include manual, Track, XY and Measure.  Manual cursors allow you to set the X and Y relationship of the cursors to manually measure the signal.  Track cursors allow you to move in the X direction and the instrument keeps the cursor on the signal. XY cursors will be grayed out under norma...