SAG1021/SAG1021I output current limit
April 6, 2021
30 mA is the theoretical maximum for SAG1021/SAG1021I. I = V/R = 1.5V(max) / 50 Ohm = 30 mA
How to check SDS5000X Installed Options
March 31, 2021
Press Utility: Press Options: Items listed as Temporary are trials/demos and will list the number of activations/trials left. Items listed with Permanent have been activated permanently.
SDS2000X Plus SDS5000X series USB/LAN specifications
March 30, 2021
USB device: USB 2.0, HS (high speed) 480Mbps LAN:100Mbps
Instrument Socket and Telnet Port Information
February 25, 2021
Product Type Product Series Socket port 5025 (Y/N) Telnet port 5024(Y/N) Digital Oscilloscope SDS5000X Y Y SDS2000X Plus Y Y SDS2000X N N SDS2000X-E Y Y SDS1000X N N SDS1000X-E Y Y SDS1104X-U Y Y SDS1000CML+ N N SDS1000DL+ N N Waveform Generator SDG6000X Y Y SDG2000X Y Y SDG1000X Y Y SDG800 N N … Continued
How do I directly control an instrument using LAN?
February 16, 2021
For convenience, we recommend connecting your instrument to your LAN using a router that can configure DHCP directly and use an internet switch to connect the LAN to the instruments you wish to control. In some cases, you may wish to directly connect your computer to an instrument LAN port without a LAN available. This … Continued
Oscilloscope Binary Data format
February 4, 2021
Data can be formatted in many different ways. Binary data formatting often provides the smallest payload size and therefore transfers via USB/LAN more quickly. Unfortunately, binary is very difficult to interpret by humans. So, binary data is often reformatted to other types (ASCII, etc..)/ Here is a link to the binary data format for many … Continued
Maximum Source Frequency for Bode Plotting with an SDS1104X-E, SDS1204X-E, SDS2000X-E Series, SDS2000X Plus Series, or SDS5000X Series Oscilloscope
December 15, 2020
Due to channel skew, Bode plotting is limited to 120 MHz for the following products: SDS1104X-E SDS1204X-E SDS2000X-E Series SDS2000X Plus Series SDS5000X Series
More on Trigger Status Messages
August 8, 2019
There are 6 types of trigger status messages for the SIGLENT SDS series of oscilloscopes. The trigger status indication is located near the upper-right-hand side of the display, as indicated in this picture: Here are their definitions: Armed. The oscilloscope is acquiring pre-trigger data. All triggers are ignored in this state. Ready. All pre-trigger data … Continued
Currently supported instruments for use with the SIGLENT USB-GPIB adapter
August 8, 2019
The SIGLENT USB-GPIB adaptor currently works with the following SIGLENT instruments: Multimeters – SDM3065X/SDM3065X-SC SDM3055/SDM3055-SC SDM3045X Function/Arbitrary waveform generators – SDG6000X Series SDG5000 Series SDG2000X Series SDG1000X Series SDG1000 Series Spectrum & vector network analyzers – SSA3000X Series SSA3000X Plus Series SVA1000X Series Oscilloscopes – SDS1000CFL
USB host connector power limits for instrumentation
June 14, 2019
SIGLENT instruments with USB ports can supply 500mA steady current at 5 V.