DSO-8000
USB Oscilloscope
USB Spectrum Analyzer

• High speed sampling
  Single shot: Up to 500MSa/S
  Bandwidth: 100MHz+ bandwidth
• Large capture buffer
  Up to 1Million samples per channel
• USB 2.0 communications
• Advanced Triggering
  Level
  Filter
  Pulse width
  Pulse count
  Multi-channel
  TV
• 250 MHz Spectrum Analyzer/FFT
• History plots
  Review and compare current capture and previous ones. Up to 30 captures can be overlaid.
• XY Plot
• Auto-setup
• Fast, Accurate Measurements
• Automatic Storage
  With save and export capabilities
• Customized Displays
• Battery Power
• Easy Installation
• Simple Operation
• FrontPanel^TM Oscilloscope software supports Windows
• Print Support
• DLL Libraries (optional)
  DLL and LabView

Advanced Triggering DSO

• Level
• Multi-channel
• Pulse width
• Pulse count
• Filter
• TV
  The high-speed circuit allows you to sample at full speed( up to 500MSa) while triggering on various TV sync signals including individual scan line.
• Adjustable position

Level (e.g. Rising edge at 1 volt)		Pulse width (e.g. Pulse less than 200ns)
Pulse count (e.g. Third pulse)		Width & Count (e.g. Second pulse less than 200ns)

Deep Acquisition Memory

Much longer than standard Oscilloscopes which enables you to capture more waveform details without sacrificing overall recording time. Longer capture buffers give you the flexibility to use faster sample rates and still capture for extended periods of time.

“The big buffer really saved me.  With my last oscilloscope I always had to balance recording time and time per division.  With Link’s scope I can record at the fast sampling rate and still see the entire event.”  Bob Mitchell, consultant. (beta tester)”

Channel History - Similar to Persistence mode, but much better.

The Oscilloscope can automatically save and display up to 30 previous captures.  Each capture will be color coded with the oldest ones fading to white.

Auto-Setup

With one mouse click the DSO  will analyze incoming signals and setup the oscilloscope using advanced analysis routines.

Spectrum Analyzer/FFT

• The DSO also delivers high accuracy spectrum analysis.
• Unlike swept spectrum analyzers which require a stable repetitive signal, the DSO-8000 can also analyze a single shot event.
• FFT information can be saved to disk and exported to other programs such as Excel, Mathcad, etc...

XY Oscilloscope plot

XY Area  (Lissajous curve) Angle Radius Delta X Delta Y

Oscilloscope Probes

Two 1x/10x switchable probes are included with the oscilloscope.

We also sell the following types of probes:

• 1x/10x (2 meter cable)
• 100x
• Differential Probes

Waveform Measurements

Easy Installation

The PC Based oscilloscope connects to the USB port of your computer. To install the oscilloscope all you need to do is plug it into your PC, plug in the power supply and install the software.

The DSO is about the size of a video tape (7" x 3.75" x 1.5"). If you need portability what could be easier than connecting the DSO to your laptop?

Simple Operation

• Installation is a snap.
• Make measurements in your first half hour.
• Simple controls make operation intuitive.
• Perform sophisticated operations that you couldn't even dream of doing with a knob based DSO.
• Save default setups to disk for easy recall at a future date. You don't need to keep a notepad with settings scribbled in it. Just save them to the file name of your choice.
• Data and settings are easily saved to disk.
• Screen shots can be pasted into documents and annotated in your favorite image editing program.

Battery power or wall power

Wall power
Most people will power their DSO with the included wall adapter.

Battery power
The case has a battery holder for 4 AA batteries (NiMH recommended).  Using AA batteries allows you to use the DSO away from a power source without draining your laptop's battery. 

Automatic Storage

To save time, you can automatically datalog your waveforms to your PC. The data logger can also store only waveforms meeting specific parameter criteria, such as rise times between 20 and 30ns and pulse widths greater than 100ms, etc....

The Windows Oscilloscope software takes advantage of your computer's large color screen.

You can display any combination of Digital Oscilloscope and Spectrum Analyzer traces simultaneously.

Color can be a real time saver. Each display element can be a unique color. This includes each of the Traces, Memories,  Cursors, Text, Background, Grid and more.

Stand-alone oscilloscope display screens represent a compromise at best. Few people would choose a 7" or 9" monitor as the screen for their PC. So why use a small monitor for an oscilloscope? Link PC Based instruments let you choose the display monitor size and type for viewing your traces. Plus, you can utilize powerful PC-industry display peripherals such as projectors, remote monitors, and heads-up displays. Many people are now using dual monitor PC's - our software will work there also - Imagine having a 30" wide trace window.

You can take electronic snapshots of the screen and put them into your documents as well as print to your standard windows printer.

"zoom-and-scroll" simplifies trouble shooting and analysis. The display shows the entire recorded waveform(s). In addition, the user can zoom (up to 50X) on signal details and scroll through long records to identify and characterize problems. The deep memory allows analysis of jitter from the beginning of the record to the end.

The speed of your PC does not significantly affect the performance of our instruments

Although we rely on the PC for display and for the user interface. We don't rely on it for our high speed acquisition. If your PC is fast enough and has enough memory to run windows well it will run our products well also. All of the high speed acquisition is done in Oscilloscope.

The Instrument has high speed samplers and buffers. It can acquire at up to 500MSa/s^*1 and stores the data in it's own 1 MegaSample^*1 data buffer. When these buffers are full everything is transferred to the PC.

Software Libraries (optional)

If you want to write your own software to drive the unit, our optional DLL or LabView drivers are available for purchase.

^*1 Max sample rates and buffer lengths vary depending on DSO model and mode.