Atec Yokogawa-DL716 - Manual

DL716 Digital Scope 9
DL716 DIGITAL SCOPE
NIIMI Yoshihisa* 1 TAKESHITA Yukihito* 1 YAMAMOTO Chiaki* 1
The newly developed digital scope DL716 features 16 channels and a
maximum sampling rate of 10 MS/s. The DL716, which succeeds the DL708 (8
channels), further strengthens the DL700 Series. The electronic recording function
has been enhanced to allow for the recording of 256 M Word to hard disk drive and
fast replay of data. The Replay function allows swift detection of errors in
recordings over a long time span and improvements in hardware and software have
increased PC compatibility. We standardized all communications ports (SCSI/RS-
232/GP-IB) and created PC software with DL main unit features like the Replay
History function. This product supports waveform data from PCs in various formats
including BMP, and CSV for spreadsheets. The amount of supported analog
modules has been increased to seven and the addition of operation menus for all
channels has increased flexibility.
*1 Test & Measurement Business Div.
INTRODUCTION
T here has been increasing demand, not only in the
mechatronics field but also in the multimedia field, for a
measuring instrument that can observe fast and slow waveforms
as well as waveforms that require various signal conditioning
(thermocouples or strains). Users from these fields who tend to
use oscilloscopes, want in digital scopes the same operability as
oscilloscopes. In response to these demands, in 1997 we
introduced the DL708, an 8-channel digital scope, and have since
developed the DL716, a 16-channel version, to enrich the lineup.
Both of them were developed under the same basic concept of
enhancing electronic recording. With the DL716, we redesigned
the configuration, ASICs, and software, which allowed us to
intensify the advanced acquisition functions through the addition
of ultra-large memory and strengthening of PC compatibility. As
for the display, the DL716 inherits the 10.4-inch color TFT LCD
from previous models. Figure 1 shows an external view of the
DL716.
FEATURES
The DL716 offers the following advantages:
Data Acqusition
(1) Recording to Large Memory and Hard Disk Drive
The most distinguished feature is its ultra-large memory,
which has a maximum capacity of 64 M words (for
simultaneous recording on 4 channels). A maximum of 256
M words (for 1 channel recording) can be collected and
recorded to the hard disk drive. Users can observe waveforms
recorded to memory for 6.4 seconds at a rate of 10 MS/s, and
to the hard disk drive for a maximum of 42.6 minutes at a rate
of 100 kS/s. The use of memory with the DL716 enables
Figure 1 DL716 Digital Scope