D S 2 11 User Manual

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 Contents
I. Product Overview P1

II. General Safety Information P1

III. Functions P2

IV. Parameters P3

V. Operational Environment P3

VI. General Inspections P4

VII. Functional Inspections P4

VIII. Battery Charging Instructions P4

IX. Firmware Upgrading P5

X. Getting Familiar with Device P5

XI. Measurement Instructions P7

XII. Certification Marks P14

 I. Product Overview

DS211 is a digital storage oscilloscope based on an ARM CortexTM -M3

compatible 32-bit platform, equipped with a 320*240 color screen
and Micro USD interface which serves as PC connection and charging.
Compact size, simple operation, easy to use.It can meet the basic
requirements for school experiment, appliance repair and electronic
engineering.

II. General Safety Information

● Read carefully all the following safety precautions to

avoid personal injury and prevent damage to the
device or any products connected to it.In order to
avoid possible dangers, be sure to use this
product in accordance with the provisions in order
to avoid fire or personal injury.

● Use proper power cord.Please use power cord

specified for this product and certified for use of
your country/region .
● Connect and disconnect properly.Do not connect or
disconnect probe or test leads while they are
connected to voltage source, disconnect the
testing circuit before connecting or disconnecting
the probe.
● Observe all the terminal ratings.To avoid fire or
shock hazard, please do not measure signals at
DC40V or above to avoid damage to the
device.Consult the product manual for further
rating information before making connections to
the device.

● Do not operate in wet/damp conditions.

● Do not operate in a potentially inflammable/explosi
environment.
● Please keep the surface of the product clean and dry.

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 III. Functions

Analog bandwidth 0-200KHz

Maximum sampling rate 1MSa/s

Maximum sample
memory depth 8K

1uS/Div~2S/Div
Horizontal sensitivity
(1-2-5sequence step)

20mV/Div~10V/Div(x1probe)
Vertical sensitivity
0.2V/Div~100V/Div(x10probe)
Analog input impedance >500KΩ

Maximum input voltage 40Vpp（x1probe）

Coupling AC/DC

Synchronous mode Auto，Normal，Single，Scan

Rising/Falling edge trigger

Trigger mode Ascend/Descend Edge
Tirgger Mode

Signal sequence/cycle/duty ratio,

peak voltage/virtual value/
Auto measurement max value/min value/average

10Hz~1MHz
Inbuilt signal Generator
(1-2-5sequence step)

Storage: 8MB Flash

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 IV. Parameters

Weight 66g

Display color 65K

Battery 500mAH

Screen Resolution 320×240

PC Comection Via micro USB Cable

Recharging Via micro USB Cable

Screen 2.8'' full color TFT LCD

Size 106mm×55.5mm×11mm

V. Operational Environment

Humidity：

Operating HighTemperature :40°C~ 50°C，0%~60%RH

Conditions
LowTemperature: 0°C ~ 40°C，10% ~ 90%RH

Non-Operating HighTemperature: 40°C ~ 60°C，5%~60%RH

Conditions
LowTemperature: 0°C ~ 40°C，5% ~ 90%RH

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 VI. General Inspections

When you get a new DS211 oscilloscope, you are advised to inspect
the product by the following steps.
1. Inspect damages caused by shipping.If the packaging carton or
the protection pad is seriously damaged, keep the package until the
oscilloscope & accessories pass the electrical and the mechanical test.
2. Inspect the product.Please contact the dealer if the following
problems occur to DS211: 1) product appearance is damaged, 2)
product doesn't work properly, 3) product does not pass performance
test.If the damage to DS211 is resulted from shipping, please keep
the package.

VII. Functional Inspections

Make a quick inspection of functions to ensure the device is working

soundly.Please perform following steps:
1.Turn on power and access to the homepage of the oscilloscope.
2. Place in the standard signal (e.g. square wave 1 KHz, Vpp=5V),
Insert X1 probe’s MCX end to CH A or CH B, and the probe to “WAVE
OUT”.Connect the oscilloscope with standard signals (e.g. square
wave1KHz, Vpp=5V), plug oscilloscope probe to the Input Channel,
set the switch on probe tip as 1X, connect the oscilloscope probe to
the Input Channel, align the probe slot with the socket and then plug
in.

VIII. Batter y Charging Instructions

When the battery voltage status turns to “ ” or display

brightness is relatively dim, please charge the battery in time;
charging is workable in both power-on and off mode.

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 IX. Firmware Upgrading

To upgrade the firmware of oscilloscope, please carry out the

operationfollow the steps below:
1. Open web browser to visit www.minidso.com, download the newest
firmware appropriate toof your oscilloscope to your PC.
2. Press “—” button on DS211 and switch on the Power to enter into
DFU firmware upgrading mode.
3. Use USB data cord to connect DS211 to your PC, and a removable
hard disk named：“DFU V3_60_D” will appear on your PC; copy the
hex firmware to the root directory of that disk, after the extension of
the firmware changes from “hex” to “rdy”,restart DS211, and then the
upgrading process is finished.

X. Getting Familiar with Device

1、Interfaces & Buttons
Stop Power
INP
Signal Input
OFF
OUT Up
Signal Output +
Left Right
USB -
USB Down
M

Menu

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See below for functions of each button:

Run/pause button
Save parameter

+ Slide Up

- Slide Down

Set parameter(Reduce,Slide Left)

Set parameter(Increase,Slide Right)

On/Off Sub-menu
M
Save BMP(long press)
Auto Fit(double press)

2、Main Screen Introduction

A B C D E F G H
Parameters

Options

Parameters
I J K L

Main Screen

Note that each item's color in Parameter Area is the same

as that in Measurement Area.

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 XI. Measurement Instructions

1、Parameters Introduction

Menu Options Functions

(Press or to operate)

A Battery supply/USB charging

B 20mV—10V（1-2-5stepping） Ordinate unit amplitude

AC/ DC coupling method

D 1uS—2S（1-2-5 stepping） Abscissa unit amplitude

-Inp/Data/-Data/Inp+D/ Double waveform calculation

E D-Inp/Inp-D (Inp refers to current waveform;
D/Data refers to waveform
saved previously)

F Trigmode：Rising/
falling edge

G ±40mV—±3.9V Trigger accuracy

H AUTO/NORM/SINGL/SCAN Automatic/Normal/Single/Scan

▲V:10.0V/ Vertical cursor parameters /

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▲T:1.6mS/ horizontal cursor parameters /
Sub-item parameters sub item parameter

J Freq Signal frequecy

K Freq/Duty/ Signal frequency/Duty/

Vrms/Vavg/ Root Mean Square voltage/
Vp-p/Vmax/ Average voltage/Min voltage
Vmin Peak-to-peak voltage/
Max voltage
L SmplDpth：4K/Save001.BMP Storage depth/File manage

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 2、Options Introduction

Options Parameter Notes

Yn Y-axis function setting (See P9)
Xn X-axis function setting (See P9)
Tr Trigger function setting (See P10)
Me Measurement function setting (See P10)
Ex Waveform calculation function setting (See P11)
Fn Saving and loading function setting (See P12)
Sn Waveform output parameter setting (See P13)
St System function setting (See P13)

3、Specific Parameter Introduction

Option Setting Method

Use the "+" or "-" key to choose the options on the sliding option
area, press “M” to unfold option setting menu; use the "+" or "-"
key to select the parameter option you need and change the
current parameter value at blinking cursor via the “ ” or “ ”key.
Note: After all the changes to setting are finished, long press “ ”
to save the changes in accordance with prompts.

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1）Yn Parameter Notes

Y Ranges Ordinate unit amplitude

Coupling Coupling method
ProbeAtt Probe multiple choice X1/X10
Y Offset Wave adjustment Y axis
CursorV1 measurement cursor V1
CursorV2 measurement cursor V2
Hide_Vn Show/hide measurement cursor

2）Xn Parameter Notes

TimeBase Abscissa unit amplitude

ViewPosi Move horizontally to check waveform
SmplDpth （1k～8k）storage depth
CursorT1 Time measurement cursorT1
CursorT2 Time measurement cursorT2
Hide_Tn_ Show/hide measurement cursor

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 3）Tr Parameter Notes

SyncMode Synchronous mode

AUTO/NORM/SINGL/SCAN
TrigMode trigger mode: Rising/falling edge
Automatic adjustment(Icon "F" will appear when
Auto Fit
open, doublr click Button M to auto fit.
Threshol Horizontal Triggering Position Level)
Sensitiv Horizontal Triggering accuracy
Hide_Tri Display/Hide Horizontal Triggering Position Level

4）Me Parameter Notes

Freq Signal frequency

Duty duty ratio
Vrms effective voltage value
Vavg average value
Vp-p peak-to-peak value
Vmax maximum value
Vmin minimum value

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5）Ex Parameter Notes

Ext Refn -Inp/Data/-Data/Inp+D/D-Inp/Inp-D

Ext Posi Signal position
Ext Hide Show/hide signal calculation

Hide the two waveform computation line (purple line):

Position the cursor on "EX" option, press "M” to pop-up window,
select "Ext Hide" option, and change the parameter value at the
blinking cursor to “Hide” via “ ” or “ ”, then the two waveform
computation line (purple line) will be hidden, as shown in the
following figure.

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6)Fn Parameter Notes

Save Bmp Save bmp file (waveform figure) into flash disk
Save Dat Save dat file into flash disk
Save Buf Save buf file (sampling buffer data) into flash disk
Save Csv Save csv file (export sampling buffer data) into flash disk
Save Svg Save svg file (sampling buffer figure) into flash disk
Load Dat Load Dat file
Load Buf Load Buf file

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 7）Sn Parameter Notes

Out Type Output signal type

Out Freq Output signal frequecy
Out Duty Output signal duty cycle

8）St Parameter Notes

B-Light Adjust backlight brightness(Press or to adjust brightness)

Auto Cal Calibrate Zero(Press to auto calibrate, save setting per prompt)
Restore Restore Data(Press to auto calibration, save setting per prompt)

Standby Adjust standby time(Press or to choose a standby time of 0-60 mins)

PowerOff Adjust power off time(Press or to choose a power-off timeof 0-60 mins)
When connected to PC via USB data cord, it will not activate auto
power-off.

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XII. Certification Marks

FCC compliance statement

This device is complied with the regulation in the 15th
part of FCCregulation. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1)This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2)This device must accept any interference
received, including theinterference that may cause
undesired operation.

The CE mark is a registered trademark of European

Community.
This CE mark shows that the product complies with
all the relevant European Legal Directives.

！ Do not dispose in domestice household waste

● This device complies with the WEEE Directive

(2002/96/EC)
marking requirement. This affixed product label
indicates that you must not discard this electrical or
electronic product in domestichousehold waste.
● Disposal and recycling: you must dispose the mini
oscilloscope according to local law and regulations.
As the oscilloscope contains electronic building brick
and battery, you must dispose it respectively with
garbage.
● Please dispose the battery in accordance with
local environmental regulations.

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