DSO203 GCC APP - Community Edition (2.51+SmTech1.8+Fixes)


The screenshot shows the device is in one of the OS modes (green buffer display with orange box outline at bottom of screen, this is the so called averaging or summing mode but is still oversampling).



As previously noted, performing the initial calibration while in OS mode will fail, with resulting large DC offsets and perhaps even a program lockup.



There is no need to calibrate with another version, simply shift over to a regular buffer mode (orange buffer display with white box outline) before entering calibration.



If the device was previously calibrated with an earlier version and a config file has been saved in one of the extra positions (appears as a CONF00x.CFG file on the drive) and that file was not overwritten by saving to that position after an improper calibration, it can be copied/renamed and saved, overwriting the xxxx.WPT bootup file and the previous calibration data will be retrieved. The program does not read calibration data when loading an extra config file, it only loads it from the bootup file #0 (WPT), but it does save the data to them, so they can be used as backups. This can possibly save some time and frustration.



A xxxx.BAK file is also generated from the previous WPT file when a new one is saved. If incorrect data has only been saved once this can also be used.



Was waiting for a future update to fix this. Looking to add more functions as well as update existing ones, specifically relating to triggering (adding the ability to trigger on configurable binary sequences and perhaps also data sequences in SPI and i2C decode modes). This would require reprogramming the FPGA, and while I now have the necessary software to do this, it only works with the new chips in HW V2.81, meaning these added functions would not work on earlier devices unless someone with a licensed older version (which appears to no longer be available) can generate a bitmap from the source if/when developed . Don’t have one of the new Quads with HW 2.81 at the moment, but plan to purchase one shortly.



Also having some serious health issues, so it may be a while before a new update. When I get a chance might post a minor revision with a fix for this calibration issue for anyone concerned. This will simply amount to calibration switching over to a non oversampling mode when engaged. For the time being, doing this manually will work just as well.