Low-cost oscilloscope suits educational use

The PDS5022S oscilloscope has easy to use controls and a simple and clear menu system.

The PDS5022S bench digital storage oscilloscope has been specifically designed as an entry level instrument for educational, hobby and budget-driven applications.

It offers functions usually only seen on higher-end DSOs, such as video trigger and auto-measurement.

The large, full-colour LCD display provides a clear, unambiguous waveform display.

The PDS5022S is a 100MSPS dual-channel 8bit DSO with a 25MHz bandwidth, featuring a 7.8-inch 640 x 480 pixel colour LCD display.

The PDS5022S has easy to use controls and a simple and clear menu system.

The compact and robust design does not take up too much bench space.

The PDS5022S has several display modes: Normal mode operates like a standard oscilloscope, with simple manual control of timebase and triggering.

In XY mode CH1 is displayed on the horizontal axis and CH2 is on the vertical axis.

When the oscilloscope is in sampling mode in which no trigger is found, the data appears as light spots.

There is also an auto-set mode that allows the oscilloscope to display and measure unknown signals automatically.

This function optimises the position, range, timebase and triggering and assures a stable display of virtually any waveform.

There is also an average display mode where the displayed waveform is an average of a pre-set number of waveform samples.

This can eliminate noise which can otherwise obscure readings.

The PDS5022S can perform five types of automatic measurements, such as frequency, cycle, average value, peak-to-peak value and root mean square value.

Two types of measurement results can be display simultaneously on the screen.

Standard maths functions are also included, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing calculation on CH1 and CH2 channel waveforms.

Edge triggering and video triggering modes are available.

In the edge triggering mode a trigger occurs at the triggering threshold value of the input signal edge.

With the edge triggering selected, the trigger happens on the rising or falling edge of the input signal.

With video triggering selected, the oscilloscope performs the NTSC, PAL or SECAM standard video signals field or line trigger.

Up to 4 waveforms can be saved in the HDS1022M's internal memory for comparison display or upload to a PC.

Stored data can be uploaded to a PC via RS232 or USB in bitmap or ASCII format.

The PDS5022S is supplied with carry case, scope leads, CD and manual.

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