Key specifications
Acquisition system- 8, 12, 14, 16 bit resolution, 0.25 % DC vertical accuracy, 0.1 % typical
- Up to 500 MSa/s sampling, up to 250 MHz bandwidth
- Up to 32 MSamples memory per channel
- 20 MSa/s, 14 bit continuous streaming
- 1 ppm time base accuracy
- 1 µHz up to 40 MHz sine, square, triangular, pulse and arbitrary waveforms
- -12 to 12 V output (24 Vpp)
- Up to 64 MSamples, 240 MSa/s, 14 bit arbitrary waveforms
- Spurious (non harmonic) < -85 dB
- 8 ns rise and fall time
This powerful high speed WiFi oscilloscope combines fast sampling up to 500 MSa/s with high resolutions of 12, 14 and 16 bit, a large memory of 64 MSamples and an extremely accurate built-in 40 MHz 14 bit Constant Data Size (CDS) arbitrary waveform generator with 24 V peak to peak output, generating true form signals. The oscilloscope supports continuous streaming measurements up to 20 MSa/s and can be synchronized with other oscilloscopes using the CMI interface to form a multi channel combined instrument with synchronized time base. The CMI interface is available by default on the WiFiScope WS5. Optionally, the WiFiScope WS5 can be delivered with SureConnect connection test and resistance measurement on each channel.
The flexibility and quality that the WiFiScope WS5 offers is unparalleled by any other oscilloscope and function generator in its class.
Rugged industrial design
The WiFiScope WS5 features a rugged design. Its enclosure is fitted with rubber protectors at the front and the rear. These protect the WiFiScope WS5 against damage by mechanical shocks. The rubber helps absorbing shocks and protects the connectors at the front and the rear of the WiFiScope WS5, these fall within the protected zone.
Additionally, the rubber prevents your WiFiScope WS5 from sliding. The rubber protectors have special notches that simplify stacking instruments. Holes are included that allow to connect a strap to hang the instrument near the test subject.
SureConnect
The SureConnect connection test feature of the WiFiScope WS5 tells you immediately whether your test probe or clip actually makes electrical contact or not. No more doubt whether your probe doesn't make contact or there really is no signal.
Multi instrument synchronisation
The WiFiScope WS5 is equipped with a sophisticated CMI synchronization bus, allowing to connect multiple WiFiScope WS5s to each other by means of TP-C50H Coupling cable CMIs, to use them as a combined instrument. All instruments will measure at the same sample frequency (0 ppm deviation!). Apart from a synchronization bus, the CMI also contains a trigger bus and a detection bus. The maximum number of instruments is only limited by the number available USB ports.
High accuracy
The WiFiScope WS5 measures with high resolutions of 14 and 16 bit. A signal measured with the WiFiScope WS5 therefore has 256 times more resolution than most standalone oscilloscopes, which usually have a low resolution of 8 or 9 bit. The high resolution of the WiFiScope WS5 precision oscilloscope allows for measuring signals with more accuracy, because the quantization error is much lower.
Large memory
When measuring at high sample rates, a long record length/large memory is necessary to be able to record a complete signal in the acquisition buffer. Where most oscilloscopes have 2.5 kSamples or 100 kSamples memory, the WiFiScope WS5 has 32 MSamples memory per channel. This gives the user 300 to 10000 times more memory. An advantage of a large memory is that once-only fast phenomena can be captured completely. For example complete serial communications, like CAN bus signals, can be measured all in one record to be reviewed and analyzed afterwards.
Low distortion Arbitrary Waveform Generator
The WiFiScope WS5 is the first High Resolution WiFi oscilloscope with built-in 30 MHz low distortion function generator. The built-in Arbitrary Waveform Generator uses CDS signal synthesis technology, developed by TiePie engineering, resulting in the best signal fidelity in its class, generating the true form of your signals. With spurious distortion as low as -85 dB at 100 kHz signal frequency, a very flat amplitude spectrum and a rise time of 8 ns, the low distortion function generator creates signals that approach perfection.
Oscilloscope and Generator synchronization
The High Resolution WiFi oscilloscope and the arbitrary waveform generator in the WiFiScope WS5 can be easily synchronized by setting the trigger source of the oscilloscope to one or more generator trigger events: start, stop and new period.
Acquisition system |
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| Number of input channels | 2 analog | ||
| CH1, CH2 | BNC | ||
| Type | Single ended | ||
| Resolution | 8, 12, 14, 16 bit user selectable | ||
| DC Accuracy | 0.25 % (0.1 % typical) of full scale ± 1 LSB | ||
| Ranges (Full scale) | ±200 mV ±2 V ±20 V |
±400 m ±4 V ±40 V |
±800 mV ±8 V ±80 V |
| Coupling | AC/DC | ||
| Impedance | 1 MΩ / 25 pF ± 1 % | ||
| Maximum voltage | 200 V (DC + AC peak < 10 kHz) | ||
| Maximum voltage 1:10 probe | 600 V (DC + AC peak < 10 kHz) | ||
| Bandwidth (-3dB) | at 75 % of full scale input | ||
| Ch1 | 250 MHz | ||
| Ch2 | 100 MHz | ||
| AC coupling cut off frequency (-3dB) | ±1.5 Hz | ||
| SureConnect | Optionally available (option S) | ||
| Maximum voltage on connection | 200 V (DC + AC peak < 10 kHz) | ||
| Resistance measurement | Optionally available (option S) | ||
| Ranges (Full scale) | 100 Ω 1 kΩ 10 kΩ 100 kΩ 1 MΩ |
200 Ω 2 kΩ 20 kΩ 200 kΩ 2 MΩ |
500 Ω 5 kΩ 50 kΩ 500 kΩ |
| Accuracy | 1 % of full scale | ||
| Response time (to 95%) | < 10 µs | ||
| Maximum sampling rate | WS5-540 | WS5-530 | WS5-220 |
| 8/12 bit, measuring one channel | 500 MSa/s | 500 MSa/s | 200 MSa/s |
| 8/12 bit, measuring two channels | 200 MSa/s | 200 MSa/s | 100 MSa/s |
| 14 bit | 100 MSa/s | 100 MSa/s | 50 MSa/s |
| 16 bit | 6.25 MSa/s | 6.25 MSa/s | 3.125 MSa/s |
| Maximum streaming rate 1 2 | WS5-540 | WS5-530 | WS5-220 |
| 8 bit, measuring one channel | 40 MSa/s | 40 MSa/s | 20 MSa/s |
| 8 bit, measuring two channels | 20 MSa/s | 20 MSa/s | 10 MSa/s |
| 12/14 bit, measuring one channel | 20 MSa/s | 20 MSa/s | 10 MSa/s |
| 12/14 bit, measuring two channels | 10 MSa/s | 10 MSa/s | 5 MSa/s |
| 16 bit | 6.25 MSa/s | 6.25 MSa/s | 3.125 MSa/s |
| Memory | Standard model | XM option | |
| Measuring one channel | 256 KSamples per channel | 64 MSamples per channel | |
| Measuring two channels | 128 KSamples per channel | 32 MSamples per channel | |
| Sampling clock source | |||
| Internal | TCXO | ||
| Accuracy | ± 0.0001 % | ||
| Stability | ± 1 ppm over 0°C to 55°C | ||
| Time base aging | ±1 ppm/year | ||
| External | LVDS, on auxiliary connectors | ||
| Input frequency | 10 MHz ± 1 % 16.369 MHz ± 1 % |
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| Trigger | |||
| System | Digital, 2 levels | ||
| Source | CH1, CH2, OR, digital external, generator start, generator new period, generator stop | ||
| Trigger modes | Rising edge, falling edge, any edge, inside window, outside window, enter window, exit window, pulse width | ||
| Level adjustment | 0 to 100 % of full scale | ||
| Hysteresis adjustment | 0 to 100 % of full scale | ||
| Resolution | 0.006 % (14, 16 bits) / 0.025% (12 bits) | ||
| Pre trigger | 0 to selected record length, 1 sample resolution | ||
| Post trigger | 0 to selected record length, 1 sample resolution | ||
| Trigger hold-off | 0 to 63 MSamples, 1 sample resolution | ||
| Trigger delay | 0 to 16 GSamples, 1 sample resolution | ||
| Segmented trigger | Available on models with extended memory option XM, available via LibTiePie SDK | ||
| Maximum number of segments | 1024 | ||
| Minimum segment length | 1 sample | ||
| Maximum segment length | 32 M / number of segments 64 M / number of segments measuring one channel |
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| Trigger rearm time | Sample frequency dependent, < 700 ns on highest sample frequency | ||
| Digital external trigger | |||
| Input | Extension connector pins 1, 2 and 3 | ||
| Range | 0 to 2.5 V (TTL) | ||
| Coupling | DC | ||
| Jitter | Depending on source and sample frequency | ||
| Source = channel | ≤ 1 sample | ||
| Source = external or generator | |||
| Sample frequency = 500 MSa/s | ≤ 8 samples | ||
| Sample frequency < 500 MSa/s | ≤ 4 samples | ||
| Sample frequency ≤ 100 MSa/s | ≤ 1 sample | ||
Arbitrary Waveform Generator (independent from acquisition system) |
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| Waveforms | |||
| Standard | Sine, square, triangle, pulse, noise, DC | ||
| Signal characteristics | |||
| Sine | WS5-540 | WS5-530 | WS5-220 |
| Frequency range | 1 µHz to 40 MHz | 1 µHz to 30 MHz | 1 µHz to 20 MHz |
| Amplitude flatness | Relative to 1 kHz | ||
| < 100 kHz | ±0.1 dB | ||
| < 5 MHz | ±0.15 dB | ||
| < 20 MHz | ±0.3 dB (Amplitude ≤ 11 V (22 Vpp)) | ||
| < 30 MHz | ±0.4 dB (Amplitude ≤ 9 V (18 Vpp)) | ||
| < 40 MHz | ±1 dB (Amplitude ≤ 7.5 V (15 Vpp)) | ||
| Spurious (non harmonic) | |||
| < 100 kHz | -75 dBc | ||
| 100 kHz to 1 MHz | -70 dBc | ||
| 1 MHz to 10 MHz | -60 dBc | ||
| 10 MHz to 15 MHz | -55 dBc | ||
| 15 MHz to 20 MHz | -45 dBc | ||
| 20 MHz to 30 MHz | -35 dBc | ||
| 30 MHz to 40 MHz | -30 dBc | ||
| Square | WS5-540 | WS5-530 | WS5-220 |
| Frequency range | 1 µHz to 30 MHz 1 | 1 µHz to 30 MHz | 1 µHz to 20 MHz |
| Rise/fall time | < 8 ns | ||
| Overshoot | < 1 % | ||
| Variable duty cycle | 0.01 % to 99.99 % | ||
| Asymmetry | 0 % of period + 5 ns (@ 50 % Duty cycle) | ||
| Jitter (RMS) | < 50 ps | ||
| Triangle | WS5-540 | WS5-530 | WS5-220 |
| Frequency range | 1 µHz to 30 MHz 1 | 1 µHz to 30 MHz | 1 µHz to 20 MHz |
| Nonlinearity (of peak output) | < 0.01 % | ||
| Symmetry | 0 % - 100 %, 0.1 % steps | ||
| Pulse | |||
| Period | 100 ns to 1000 s | ||
| Pulse width | 15 ns to 1000 s | ||
| Variable edge time | 8 ns to 1 s | ||
| Overshoot | < 1 % | ||
| Jitter (rms) | < 50 ps | ||
| Noise | |||
| Bandwidth (typical) | 30 MHz | ||
| Arbitrary | WS5-540 | WS5-530 | WS5-220 |
| Frequency range | 0.4 nHz to 30 MHz | 0.4 nHz to 30 MHz | 0.4 nHz to 20 MHz |
| Maximum sample rate | 240 MSa/s | 240 MSa/s | 200 MSa/s |
| Length | |||
| Standard model | 1 to 256 KiSamples | ||
| XM option | 1 to 64 MiSamples | ||
| Rise/Fall time | < 8 ns | ||
| Nonlinearity (of peak output) | < 0.01 % | ||
| Settling time | < 8 ns to 10 % final value | ||
| Jitter (RMS) | < 50 ps | ||
| Common characteristics | |||
| Number of output channels | 1 analog, BNC | ||
| DAC resolution | 14 bit | ||
| Output range | At open circuit | ||
| frequency ≤ 10 MHz | -12 to +12 V (24 Vpp) | ||
| frequency ≤ 20 MHz | -11 to +11 V (22 Vpp) | ||
| frequency ≤ 30 MHz | -9 to +9 V (18 Vpp) | ||
| frequency ≤ 40 MHz | -7.5 to +7.5 V (15 Vpp) | ||
| Amplitude | |||
| Ranges (at open circuit) | 0.12 V (0.24 Vpp) 1.2 V (2.4 Vpp) 12 V (24 Vpp) |
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| Resolution | 12 bit | ||
| Accuracy | 0.4 % of range | ||
| DC offset | |||
| Range | -12 to +12 V at open circuit | ||
| Resolution | 12 bit | ||
| Accuracy | 0.4 % of range | ||
| Noise level | |||
| 0.12 V range | 900 µVRMS | ||
| 1.2 V range | 1.3 mVRMS | ||
| 12 V range | 1.5 mVRMS | ||
| Coupling | DC | ||
| Impedance | 50 Ω | ||
| Overload protection | Output turns off automatically when overload is applied. Instrument will tolerate a short circuit to ground indefinitely. | ||
| Burst | |||
| Waveforms | Sine, square, triangle, noise, arbitrary | ||
| Count | 1 to 65535 | ||
| Trigger | Software, external | ||
| Sweep | Available on models with extended memory option XM | ||
| Waveforms | Sine, square, triangle | ||
| Type | Linear, logarithmic | ||
| Direction | Up, down | ||
| Trigger | Software, external | ||
| System characteristics | |||
| System | Constant Data Size | ||
| Memory | |||
| Standard model | 256 KiSamples | ||
| Option XM | 64 MiSamples | ||
| Operating modes | Continuous, triggered, gated | ||
| Maximum sample rate | WS5-540 | WS5-530 | WS5-220 |
| 240 MSa/s | 240 MSa/s | 200 MSa/s | |
| Sampling source | Internal TCXO | ||
| Accuracy | ±0.0001 % | ||
| Stability | ±1 ppm over 0°C to +55°C | ||
| Time base aging | ±1 ppm/year | ||
Multi-instrument synchronization |
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| Combining instruments is only available when all instruments are connected via USB. When instruments are connected via LAN or WiFi, combining is not available. |
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| Maximum number of instruments | Limited by number of available USB ports | ||
| Synchronization accuracy | 0 ppm | ||
| CMI interface | 2x, CMI 1, CMI 2 | ||
| Required coupling cable | TP-C50H Coupling cable CMI | ||
| Maximum coupling cable length | 50 cm | ||
Interface |
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| Interface | |||
| USB | USB 2.0 High Speed (480 Mbit/s); (USB 1.1 Full Speed (12 Mbit/s) and USB 3.0 compatible) |
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| Network | |||
| LAN | 1 Gbps | ||
| WiFi | 802.11 | ||
| Network port (TCPIP and UDP) | 5450 (IANA assigned) | ||
Power Requirements |
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| Power | From USB, external input or built-in battery | ||
| Consumption | 12 VDC 2 A max | ||
| External power | From power adapter | ||
| Internal battery | Li-ion | ||
| Capacity | 7000 mAh, 3.7 V | ||
Physical |
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| Instrument | |||
| Height | 44 mm (1,7 inch) | ||
| Length | 187 mm (7.4 inch) | ||
| Width | 215 mm (8.5 inch) | ||
| Weight | 751 g (26.5 ounce) | ||
| USB cord length | 1.5 m (59 inch) | ||
I/O connectors |
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| Channel 1, 2 | BNC | ||
| AWG | BNC | ||
| USB | USB 3 type B Super Speed socket | ||
| LAN | RJ45 socket | ||
| Extension connector | D-sub 9 pins female | ||
| Power | 3.5 mm power socket | ||
| CMI connectors | 2 x HDMI type C socket | ||
System requirements |
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| PC I/O connection | USB 1.1, USB 2.0 or newer RJ45 WiFi |
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| Operating system | Windows 10, 32 and 64 bits Linux (via own developed software using the LibTiePie SDK) |
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Environmental conditions |
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| Operating | |||
| Ambient temperature | 15°C to 35°C within rated accuracy (10°C to 40°C without specifications) | ||
| Relative humidity | 10 % to 90 %, non condensing | ||
| Charging | |||
| Ambient temperature | 0°C to 35°C | ||
| Relative humidity | 10 % to 90 %, non condensing | ||
| Storage | |||
| Ambient temperature | 0°C to 35°C | ||
| Relative humidity | 5 % to 95 %, non condensing | ||
Certifications and Compliances |
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| CE mark compliance | Yes | ||
| RoHS | Yes | ||
| EN 55011:2009/A1:2010 | Yes | ||
| EN 55022:2006/A1:2007 | Yes | ||
| EN 61000-6-1:2007 | Yes | ||
| EN 61000-6-3:2007 | Yes | ||
Package contents |
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| Instrument | WiFiScope WS5 | ||
| Oscilloscope probes | 2 x Oscilloscope Probe 1:1-1:10 - HP-3250I | ||
| Accessories |
Handyscope / WiFiScope power supply USB3 cable, 1.5 m long network cable, 3 m long |
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| Software | for Windows 10, via website | ||
| Drivers | for Windows 10, via website | ||
| Software Development Kit | for Windows 10 and Linux, via website | ||
| Manuals | instrument manual and software user's manuals color printed and digital, via website |
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