Handyscope HS5 the unbeatable USB oscilloscope The new 500 MS/s 14 bit dual channel High Resolution Oscilloscope with function generator.

This powerful high speed USB oscilloscope combines fast sampling up to 500 MS/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 MS/s and can be synchronized with other oscilloscopes using the CMI interface to form a multi channel combined instrument with synchronized timebase. The CMI interface is available by default on the Handyscope HS5. Optionally, the Handyscope HS5 can be delivered with SureConnect connection test and resistance measurement on each channel. The flexibility and quality that the Handyscope HS5 offers is unparalleled by any other oscilloscope and function generator in its class.
 

Handyscope HS5 key specifications

This best in class High Resolution USB oscilloscope with integrated Arbitrary Waveform Generator gives the best specifications available in the industry, for a limited budget. The flexibility and quality that the Handyscope HS5 offers is unparalleled by any other oscilloscope and function generator in its class.
 

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The Handyscope HS5 can be synchronized with other oscilloscopes using the CMI interface to form a multi channel combined instrument with synchronized timebase. The CMI interface is available by default on the Handyscope HS5.

Optionally available: SureConnect connection test: real time probe connection verification while measuring and fast and accurate resistance measurement on all channels.

Models

Package contents

The Handyscope HS5 models come with the following items:

Amount	Item
1	Handyscope HS5
2	Oscilloscope Probe 1:1-1:10 - HP-9250
1	Handyscope power supply
1	External power cable (USB)
1	CD-ROM with Multi Channel oscilloscope software and drivers
1	Instrument manual
1	Software manual

Handyscope HS5 features

Many instruments in one device

With the Multi Channel oscilloscope software, the world's most sophisticated measuring software, the Handyscope HS5 can be used as: High Resolution USB Oscilloscope, multimeter, spectrum analyzer, data logger/transient recorder, protocol analyzer and Arbitrary Waveform Generator. This powerful and compact measuring instrument can solve almost any measurement problem.

High accuracy

Industry's first 1 ppm oscilloscope

With a time base accuracy of 1 ppm, frequency and timing can be measured very accurately. The time base of the Handyscope HS5 is 25 to 100 times more accurate than comparable instruments of the competition.

Coupling multiple instruments to a large combined instrument does not affect the time base accuracy. The timing deviation between the coupled instruments is 0 ppm.

Low distortion Arbitrary Waveform Generator

The Handyscope HS5 is the first High Resolution USB 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.

Figure 3: Handyscope HS5 function generator sine wave with extremely low spurious.

Combined with an output voltage of 24 V_pp, a resolution of 14 bit at 240 MS/s and a waveform buffer of 64 MSamples, this makes the Handyscope HS5 Arbitrary waveform generator truly a high quality low distortion function generator. Standard signal shapes like sine wave, square wave, triangle, pulse, DC and noise are available. When a custom signal shape is required, this can be created in the 64 million samples large memory or by loading a previously measured signal from the oscilloscope.

Very fast 20 MSamples per second streaming data logger

The Handyscope HS5 supports continuous streaming measurements with a speed up to 20 MS/s, which makes it possible to measure endlessly, without any memory limits. Data can be stored directly to disk using the multi channel integrated data logger, which is only limited by the amount of available disk space.

During recording, the measured signal can be viewed and analyzed in real time. The high continuous sampling frequency is high enough to log serial communication signals such as CAN bus. Using streaming measuring, difficult problems can easily be measured, traced back and analyzed.

Combining multiple Handyscope HS5s

The Handyscope HS5 is equipped with a sophisticated CMI synchronization bus, allowing to connect multiple Handyscope HS5s to each other by means of coupling cables, to use them as a combined instrument. All instruments will measure at the same sample frequency (0 ppm deviation!) The maximum number of instruments is only limited by the number available USB ports.

Combining the instruments is fully automatic. When the Multi Channel oscilloscope software is started, the Handyscope HS5s coupled with TP-C50H Coupling cables are identified and automatically combined to a larger instrument. The synchronization bus is automatically terminated at both ends with the correct impedance, so there is no need to manually place terminators. This unique possibility to create e.g. an 8 channel instrument is only available with the Handyscope HS5 and no other USB oscilloscope.

High performance digital multimeter

With its high resolution of 16 bits, the Handyscope HS5 can be used as a comprehensive and accurate high performance digital multimeter, with measurements like RMS, peak-peak, Max, Min, Mean, Variance, Standard deviation, Frequency, Duty cycle, Crest factor, Rise time, Fall time, dBm, etc. Both numerical and gauge displays are available in the multimeter. The stable and 1 ppm accurate time base of the Handyscope HS5 enable very accurate frequency and time measurements. These qualities make an extra multimeter or frequency counter redundant and make the Handyscope HS5 unique in its class.

You can make as many high performance multimeter displays as you want, in any size and different layouts.

Spectrum analyzer

The Handyscope HS5 definitely brings an end to the idea that spectrum analyzers are expensive, hard to control and difficult to understand. The large flexibility of the spectrum analyzer makes it not just suitable for measuring high frequency signals of transmitters and receivers, but also for viewing signals that are invisible in the time domain display of an oscilloscope.

When troubleshooting, usually an oscilloscope is used, but when the amplitude of the signal of interest is small, it may be badly visible on an oscilloscope and drown in noise. When viewed with a spectrum analyzer in the frequency domain however, all spectral components of the signal and their magnitude can be clearly observed.

Figure 4: While invisible in the time domain, a small signal is clearly visible in the spectrum.

Analyzing signals in the frequency domain is very useful for example when measuring disturbances caused by a switched power supply. The switching signal of the switched mode power supply can be measured by holding the probe close to the inductor of the power supply and can be stored as a reference signal. When this reference signal is displayed besides a live spectrum during measuring, the switching signal is easily distinguished from other signals in the device under test. When taking measures to reduce the unwanted influence of the power supply, the suppression can be observed directly with the Handyscope HS5 USB spectrum analyzer.

This method of troubleshooting in the frequency domain is only possible (and unique for the Handyscope HS5) because of the Handyscope HS5's unique combination of features:

• 250 MHz bandwidth
• 14 and 16 bit resolution
• 32 Million samples memory
• very fast FFT calculations.

The high resolution of the Handyscope HS5 (14 and 16 bit) and its large large record length of 32 MSamples make it possible to perform a spectral analysis with up to 16 million frequency components with a very high resolution in the frequency domain. A spectrum with a dynamic range of more than 120 dB can be measured, which makes the Handyscope HS5 unique in its class.

Large memory of 32 MSamples per channel

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 Handyscope HS5 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.

The large memory results in the advantage of a large dynamic range in the USB spectrum analyzer, which enables troubleshooting in the frequency domain.

The unlimited superzoom feature of the Handyscope HS5 allows to zoom in to individual samples, no matter what record length is used.

Figure 5: The same signal viewed simultaneously with several zoom factors up to 30000

Figure 1 shows the same signal four times with different zooming factors. The lower right graph shows just 0.01 ms of the total 300 ms, a zoom factor of 30000 and still provides enough detail for accurate signal analysis.

SureConnect on each channel

The SureConnect connection test feature of the Handyscope HS5 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.

This is useful when surfaces are oxidized and your probe cannot get a good electrical contact. Simply activate the SureConnect and you know whether there is contact or not. Also when back probing connectors in confined places, SureConnect immediately shows whether the probes make contact or not.

SureConnect is optionally available on the Handyscope HS5.

Protocol analyzer

The various serial protocol analyzers of the Handyscope HS5 can be used to analyze and debug serial data buses. The data is displayed in an elaborate table with information on the serial data. Locating "wrong" data packets has become very easy with a protocol analyzer. For each developer or service technician this is a welcome option. Protocol analyzers for CAN bus data, J1939, RS232, I²C communication and various other serial data communications are available with the Handyscope HS5 protocol analyzer.

Figure 6: Decoded CAN data from a measurement of both CAN-low and CAN-high.

Oscilloscope and AWG synchronization

The High Resolution USB oscilloscope and the arbitrary waveform generator in the Handyscope HS5 can be easily synchronized by setting the trigger source of the oscilloscope to one or more generator trigger events: start, stop and new period. This synchronization makes it possible for example to perform a sweep, and directly measure the frequency spectrum. In the shown measurement, a sweep from 1 MHz to 7 MHz is generated and injected in a resonance filter of 4 MHz of which the output is measured. As this is a real time synchronized scope with AWG measurement, a drop in resonance frequency is immediately visible when the resonance filter is heated.

Figure 7: HS5 oscilloscope measurement of a resonance filter fed with a 1 MHz to 7 MHz sweep from a Handyscope HS5 AWG.
 

 

Handyscope HS5 accessories

Several accessories are available for use with the Handyscope HS5. The most common related accessories, such as oscilloscope probes and current clamps are listed here. Refer to the products page to find all TiePie products.

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  Oscilloscope Probe 1:100 - HP-9258
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  Differential probe SI-9002
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  Oscilloscope Probe 1:1-1:10 - HP-9250
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  Current clamp TP-CC80
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  Current clamp TP-CC600
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  Accelerometer TP-ACC20
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  Handyscope power supply
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  TP-C50H Coupling cable
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  Rubber protector TP-RP-HS

Handyscope HS5 related articles

For more information about the Handyscope HS5, refer to the following articles. Several key aspects of the Handyscope HS5 are treated, such as the outstanding signal quality of the Handyscope HS5 CDS arbitrary waveform generator.

Handyscope HS5 models

The Handyscope HS5 is available with different combinations of maximum sampling speed, memory depth, maximum function generator signal frequency, SureConnect and extended 5 year warranty. All models are listed below and can be ordered directly from stock.

Order code	Max. sampling speed	Max. streaming speed	Max. signal frequency AWG	Memory	SureConnect	Warranty
EJH5-540XMS-W5	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	40 MHz	32 MiS	•	5 years
EJH5-530XMS-W5	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	30 MHz	32 MiS	•	5 years
EJH5-220XMS-W5	200 MS/s	10 MS/s	20 MHz	32 MiS	•	5 years
EJH5-110XMS-W5	100 MS/s	5 MS/s	10 MHz	32 MiS	•	5 years
EJH5-055XMS-W5	50 MS/s	2 MS/s	5 MHz	32 MiS	•	5 years
EJH5-540XMS	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	40 MHz	32 MiS	•	3 years
EJH5-530XMS	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	30 MHz	32 MiS	•	3 years
EJH5-220XMS	200 MS/s	10 MS/s	20 MHz	32 MiS	•	3 years
EJH5-110XMS	100 MS/s	5 MS/s	10 MHz	32 MiS	•	3 years
EJH5-055XMS	50 MS/s	2 MS/s	5 MHz	32 MiS	•	3 years
EJH5-540S-W5	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	40 MHz	128 KiS	•	5 years
EJH5-530S-W5	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	30 MHz	128 KiS	•	5 years
EJH5-220S-W5	200 MS/s	10 MS/s	20 MHz	128 KiS	•	5 years
EJH5-110S-W5	100 MS/s	5 MS/s	10 MHz	128 KiS	•	5 years
EJH5-055S-W5	50 MS/s	2 MS/s	5 MHz	128 KiS	•	5 years
EJH5-540S	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	40 MHz	128 KiS	•	3 years
EJH5-530S	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	30 MHz	128 KiS	•	3 years
EJH5-220S	200 MS/s	10 MS/s	20 MHz	128 KiS	•	3 years
EJH5-110S	100 MS/s	5 MS/s	10 MHz	128 KiS	•	3 years
EJH5-055S	50 MS/s	2 MS/s	5 MHz	128 KiS	•	3 years
EJH5-540XM-W5	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	40 MHz	32 MiS		5 years
EJH5-530XM-W5	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	30 MHz	32 MiS		5 years
EJH5-220XM-W5	200 MS/s	10 MS/s	20 MHz	32 MiS		5 years
EJH5-110XM-W5	100 MS/s	5 MS/s	10 MHz	32 MiS		5 years
EJH5-055XM-W5	50 MS/s	2 MS/s	5 MHz	32 MiS		5 years
EJH5-540XM	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	40 MHz	32 MiS		3 years
EJH5-530XM	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	30 MHz	32 MiS		3 years
EJH5-220XM	200 MS/s	10 MS/s	20 MHz	32 MiS		3 years
EJH5-110XM	100 MS/s	5 MS/s	10 MHz	32 MiS		3 years
EJH5-055XM	50 MS/s	2 MS/s	5 MHz	32 MiS		3 years
EJH5-540-W5	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	40 MHz	128 KiS		5 years
EJH5-530-W5	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	30 MHz	128 KiS		5 years
EJH5-220-W5	200 MS/s	10 MS/s	20 MHz	128 KiS		5 years
EJH5-110-W5	100 MS/s	5 MS/s	10 MHz	128 KiS		5 years
EJH5-055-W5	50 MS/s	2 MS/s	5 MHz	128 KiS		5 years
EJH5-540	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	40 MHz	128 KiS		3 years
EJH5-530	500 MS/s	20 MS/s	30 MHz	128 KiS		3 years
EJH5-220	200 MS/s	10 MS/s	20 MHz	128 KiS		3 years
EJH5-110	100 MS/s	5 MS/s	10 MHz	128 KiS		3 years
EJH5-055	50 MS/s	2 MS/s	5 MHz	128 KiS		3 years