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USB oscilloscope Handyscope HS5-540S

USB oscilloscope Handyscope HS5-540S

  • Delivers a 500 MSa/s sampling rate with selectable resolutions up to 16-bit, enabling precise and flexible signal acquisition for a variety of test scenarios.

  • 250 MHz bandwidth per channel supports accurate measurement of high-speed signals, making it suitable for advanced electronics troubleshooting and development.

  • Integrated SureConnect and resistance measurement functions (option S) enhance usability by verifying probe contact and measuring resistance from 100 Ω to 2 MΩ.

  • High DC accuracy (0.25% FS ±1 LSB, typical 0.1%) and low input noise ensure reliable results even in low-voltage, noise-sensitive applications.

  • USB-powered and PC-compatible with both Windows and Linux, the device offers seamless integration for data visualization, control, and analysis in portable or bench setups.

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  • High Sampling Rate: Up to 500 MS/s real-time sampling, depending on the model (60, 100, 250, or 500 MS/s), ensuring accurate capture of high-speed signals.
  • Deep Memory: Up to 256 million samples per channel, allowing long-duration waveform recording at full resolution.
  • USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Interface: Fast and reliable connection to a PC with high data throughput and low latency.
  • Integrated Arbitrary Waveform Generator (optional): Generates user-defined waveforms up to 240 MHz bandwidth, ideal for simulation and test signal injection.
  • High-Resolution Measurements: High vertical resolution (up to 14 bits), ensuring precise voltage measurement and low noise.
  • SureConnect Technology: Automatically checks if the oscilloscope probe is properly connected to the test point and measures the connection resistance.
  • CMI Synchronization Bus: Allows multiple Handyscope instruments to be combined for synchronized multi-channel measurements.
  • Digital I/O and Trigger I/O: Expandability with external triggering and device control capabilities.
  • Multi-Channel Software: Supplied with TiePie’s professional oscilloscope software for signal analysis, math operations, FFT, XY mode, protocol decoding, and data logging.
  • Portable and Rugged Design: Compact and robust metal housing suitable for both field use and bench-top environments.
  • Real-Time Signal Processing: Supports real-time averaging, filtering, and advanced triggering functions.
  • Cross-Platform Use: Compatible with Windows software environments; includes API and SDK for custom integration and automation.

The Handyscope HS5 is a powerful and versatile USB oscilloscope designed to meet the high demands of professional engineers, technicians, and researchers. With a real-time sampling rate of up to 500 megasamples per second and a deep memory buffer of 256 megasamples, the HS5 offers exceptional precision and the ability to capture long-duration, high-speed signals without losing critical detail. This makes it ideal for analyzing complex waveforms, transient events, and high-frequency components in a wide range of applications.

Engineered with flexibility in mind, the HS5 connects easily to any PC via a USB SuperSpeed interface, ensuring rapid data transfer and seamless integration with the included Multi Channel oscilloscope software. The software provides powerful tools for waveform analysis, including advanced triggering, real-time data streaming, spectrum analysis (FFT), and XY plotting. The device also features an integrated arbitrary waveform generator, allowing users to simulate custom signals, test circuits, and drive systems with precision waveforms.

Beyond its oscilloscope capabilities, the HS5 includes additional digital I/O channels and a trigger I/O connection, enabling complex measurement setups and synchronization with external devices or other instruments. Thanks to TiePie’s SureConnect technology, users benefit from automatic connection verification and resistance measurement, increasing measurement reliability and confidence.

Compact, rugged, and built to perform in both the lab and the field, the Handyscope HS5 is suitable for a wide range of industries including electronics development, automotive diagnostics, embedded system design, and academic research. Its robust metal housing ensures durability, while its portable form factor allows for convenient use on the go. Whether you’re capturing microsecond transients or running long-term monitoring tasks, the Handyscope HS5 delivers precision, reliability, and a comprehensive set of features that make it an indispensable tool for any serious measurement environment.

Acquisition System

  • Channels: 2 analog (CH1, CH2), BNC connectors, single-ended
  • Resolution:
    • Native: 8, 12, 14-bit (user-selectable)
    • Enhanced: 16-bit
  • DC Accuracy: 0.25% of full scale ±1 LSB (typical 0.1%)
  • Noise:
    • 300 µVrms (200 mV range, 12-bit, 50 MSa/s)
    • 85 µVrms (200 mV range, 16-bit, 6.25 MSa/s)
  • Input Ranges (Full Scale):
    • ±200 mV, ±400 mV, ±800 mV
    • ±2 V, ±4 V, ±8 V
    • ±20 V, ±40 V, ±80 V
  • Coupling: AC/DC
  • Input Impedance: 1 MΩ / 25 pF ±1%
  • Max Input Voltage:
    • Direct: 200 V (DC + AC peak < 10 kHz)
    • With 1:10 probe: 600 V (DC + AC peak < 10 kHz)
  • Bandwidth (-3 dB at 75% full scale input):
    • CH1: 250 MHz
    • CH2: 250 MHz (100 MHz if serial number < 41382)
  • AC Coupling Cutoff: ±1.5 Hz
  • SureConnect & Resistance Measurement: Optional (option S)
  • Resistance Ranges (Full Scale):
    • From 100 Ω to 2 MΩ (15 total ranges)
    • Accuracy: 1% of full scale
    • Response Time: < 10 µs

 

Sampling Rates

Maximum Sampling Rate (depends on model)

  • 8/12-bit, 1 channel:
    • HS5-540/530: 500 MSa/s
    • HS5-220: 200 MSa/s
    • HS5-110: 100 MSa/s
    • HS5-055: 50 MSa/s
  • 8/12-bit, 2 channels:
    • HS5-540/530: 200 MSa/s
    • HS5-220: 100 MSa/s
    • HS5-110: 50 MSa/s
    • HS5-055: 20 MSa/s
  • 14-bit:
    • HS5-540/530: 100 MSa/s
    • HS5-220: 50 MSa/s
    • HS5-110: 20 MSa/s
    • HS5-055: 10 MSa/s
  • 16-bit:
    • HS5-540/530: 6.25 MSa/s
    • HS5-220: 3.125 MSa/s
    • HS5-110: 1.25 MSa/s
    • HS5-055: 625 kSa/s

Maximum Streaming Rate

  • 8-bit, 1 channel: Up to 40 MSa/s
  • 8-bit, 2 channels: Up to 20 MSa/s
  • 12/14-bit, 1 channel: Up to 20 MSa/s
  • 12/14-bit, 2 channels: Up to 10 MSa/s
  • 16-bit: Up to 6.25 MSa/s

 

Memory

  • Standard:
    • 1 channel: 256 KSamples
    • 2 channels: 128 KSamples
  • XM Option:
    • 1 channel: 64 MSamples
    • 2 channels: 32 MSamples

 

Sampling Clock

  • Source: Internal TCXO
  • Accuracy: ±0.0001%
  • Stability: ±1 ppm (0–55°C)
  • Aging: ±1 ppm/year
  • External Clock Input:
    • LVDS, on auxiliary connectors
    • Range: 10 MHz ±1%

Trigger System

  • Type: Digital, 2-level
  • Sources: CH1, CH2, OR, external digital, generator start/stop/period
  • Modes:
    • Edge (rising, falling, any)
    • Window (inside, outside, enter, exit)
    • Pulse width
  • Adjustments:
    • Level: 0–100% FS
    • Hysteresis: 0–100% FS
    • Resolution: 0.006% (14/16-bit), 0.025% (12-bit)
    • Pre/Post Trigger: 0 to full record length (1-sample resolution)
    • Hold-off: 0 to 63 MSamples
    • Delay: 0 to 16 GSamples
  • Segmented Trigger:
    • Available on XM models via SDK
    • Up to 1024 segments
    • Segment length: 1 sample to max memory / segments
  • Rearm Time: <700 ns at highest sample rate

External Digital Trigger

  • Input: Extension connector pins 1–3
  • Range: 0 to 2.5 V (TTL), DC coupling
  • Jitter:
    • Source = channel: ≤1 sample
    • Source = external/generator: ≤1–8 samples (rate dependent)

 

Function Generator

Waveforms

  • Standard: Sine, square, triangle, pulse, noise, DC
  • Arbitrary: Yes, fully independent from acquisition

Sine Output

  • Frequency Range:
    • HS5-540: 1 µHz–40 MHz
    • HS5-530: 1 µHz–30 MHz
    • HS5-220: 1 µHz–20 MHz
    • HS5-110: 1 µHz–10 MHz
    • HS5-055: 1 µHz–5 MHz
  • Amplitude Flatness:
    • <100 kHz: ±0.1 dB
    • <5 MHz: ±0.15 dB
    • <20 MHz: ±0.3 dB (≤11 V)
    • <30 MHz: ±0.4 dB (≤9 V)
    • <40 MHz: ±1 dB (≤7.5 V)
  • Spurious (non-harmonic):
    • Up to -75 dBc (<100 kHz)

Square Wave

  • Frequency: Up to 30 MHz
  • Rise/Fall Time: <8 ns
  • Overshoot: <1%
  • Duty Cycle: 0.01% to 99.99%
  • Jitter: <50 ps

Triangle Wave

  • Frequency: Up to 30 MHz
  • Nonlinearity: <0.01%
  • Symmetry: 0–100%, 0.1% steps

Pulse

  • Period: 100 ns to 1000 s
  • Width: 15 ns to 1000 s
  • Edge Time: 8 ns to 1 s

Noise

  • Bandwidth: ~30 MHz

Arbitrary Waveform

  • Frequency Range: 0.4 nHz to 30 MHz
  • Sample Rate: Up to 240 MSa/s
  • Length:
    • Standard: 1 to 256 KiSamples
    • XM: 1 to 64 MiSamples

 

Output Specs

  • Channels: 1 analog, BNC
  • DAC Resolution: 14-bit
  • Voltage Range (Open Circuit):
    • ≤10 MHz: ±12 V (24 Vpp)
    • ≤20 MHz: ±11 V (22 Vpp)
    • ≤30 MHz: ±9 V (18 Vpp)
    • ≤40 MHz: ±7.5 V (15 Vpp)
  • Amplitude Ranges: 0.12 V, 1.2 V, 12 V
  • Amplitude/DC Offset Resolution: 12-bit
  • Amplitude/DC Offset Accuracy: 0.4% of range
  • Noise Level:
    • 0.12 V range: 900 µV RMS
    • 1.2 V: 1.3 mV RMS
    • 12 V: 1.5 mV RMS
  • Coupling: DC
  • Impedance: 50 Ω
  • Protection: Auto shutdown on overload, short-circuit tolerant

Burst Mode

  • Waveforms: Sine, square, triangle, noise, arbitrary
  • Count: 1 to 65535
  • Trigger: Software or external

Sweep Mode (XM option)

  • Waveforms: Sine, square, triangle
  • Types: Linear, logarithmic
  • Direction: Up, down
  • Trigger: Software or external

 

Multi-Instrument Synchronization

Using CMI (USB only)

  • Max Instruments: Limited by USB ports
  • Accuracy: 0 ppm
  • Interface: 2x CMI ports
  • Cable: TP-C50H (max 50 cm)

Using WCMI (USB/LAN/WiFi)

  • Max Instruments: Unlimited
  • Module Required: WCMI-8 or WCMI-9
  • Clock Accuracy: ≤1 ppm (typ. ≤0.2 ppm)
  • Trigger Jitter: Varies by device combination and rate

 

Interface & Power

  • USB: USB 2.0 High-Speed (480 Mbit/s); compatible with USB 1.1, 3.0
  • Power Supply:
    • USB powered or external
    • Consumption: Max 5V @ 2A
    • External via second USB or adapter

 

Physical Dimensions

  • Height: 25 mm
  • Length: 170 mm
  • Width: 140 mm
  • Weight: 430 g
  • USB Cable Length: 1.8 m

 

Connectors

  • CH1, CH2: BNC
  • Generator Output: BNC
  • USB: Fixed cable with USB type A
  • Extension: D-sub 9-pin
  • Aux I/O: 2x HDMI-C
  • Power Input: 3.5 mm socket

 

System Requirements

  • PC Connection: USB 1.1, 2.0, or newer
  • OS Support:
    • Windows 10/11 (64-bit and 32-bit)
    • Linux (via SDK)

 

Environmental Conditions

  • Operating:
    • Temp: 0–55°C
    • Humidity: 10–90% (non-condensing)
  • Storage:
    • Temp: -20 to 70°C
    • Humidity: 5–95% (non-condensing)

 

Certifications

  • CE Compliant
  • RoHS Compliant
  • Standards:
    • EN 55011:2009/A1:2010
    • EN 55022:2006/A1:2007
    • EN 61000-6-1:2007
    • EN 61000-6-3:2007
  • Instrument:
    • Handyscope HS5 oscilloscope

  • Probes:

    • 2× Oscilloscope Probe 1:1-1:10 (HP-3250I)

  • Accessories:

    • Handyscope / WiFiScope power supply

    • External power cable for USB port

  • Software:

    • Compatible with Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)

    • Downloadable via the TiePie website

  • Drivers:

    • For Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)

    • Downloadable via the website

  • Software Development Kit (SDK):

    • For Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) and Linux

    • Available via the website

  • Manuals:

    • Instrument manual and software user’s manuals

    • Provided in both color-printed and digital formats

    • Downloadable from the website

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USB oscilloscope Handyscope HS5-540S

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