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It is very common to use an oscilloscope in the process of appliance repair. The oscilloscope can visually observe the waveform of the circuit under test, including shape, amplitude, frequency (period), phase, and compare the two waveforms to quickly and accurately find the cause of the fault. Proper and skilled use of the oscilloscope is a basic skill for beginners.
Although the oscilloscope has many brands, models, and varieties, its basic components and functions are similar. This article describes the use of general-purpose oscilloscopes.
First, the panel introduction
1. Brightness and Focusing knob The brightness adjustment knob is used to adjust the brightness of the light trace (some oscilloscopes are called "luminance"). The brightness should be appropriate when used. If it is too bright, it will easily damage the oscilloscope. The focus adjustment knob is used to adjust the focus (thickness) of the trace. It is better to use the graphics when using.
2. Signal Input Channels Most commonly used oscilloscopes are dual-track oscilloscopes. There are two input channels, channel 1 (CH1) and channel 2 (CH2). You can connect the oscilloscope probe separately, ground the oscilloscope case, and insert the probe into the oscilloscope. The part to be tested is measured.
3. Channel selection button (vertical mode selection)
A common oscilloscope has five channel selection keys:
(1) CH1: Channel 1 is displayed separately;
(2) CH2: Channel 2 is displayed separately;
(3) ALT: two channels alternately displayed;
(4) CHOP: two-channel intermittent display, used for double trace display when the scanning speed is slow;
(5) ADD: Signal superposition of two channels. In the maintenance, select channel 1 or channel 2 as much.
4. The vertical sensitivity adjustment knob adjusts the vertical deflection sensitivity. The position of the knob should be adjusted according to the amplitude of the input signal. The value indicated by the knob (such as 0.5V/div, which means the vertical direction is 0.5V per division) is multiplied by the signal to be measured. The number of cells in the vertical direction of the screen is the amplitude of the signal under test.
5. The vertical movement adjustment knob is used to adjust the position of the signal trace of the signal under test in the vertical direction of the screen.
6. The horizontal scanning adjustment knob adjusts the horizontal speed. The position of the knob should be adjusted according to the frequency of the input signal. The value of the knob is indicated (for example, 0.5ms/div, which means 0.5ms per horizontal time in the horizontal direction), multiplied by the measured signal. The period occupies the number of cells, that is, the period of the signal is obtained, and can also be converted into a frequency.
7. The horizontal position adjustment knob is used to adjust the position of the signal trace of the signal under test in the horizontal direction of the screen.
8. Trigger Mode Selection Oscilloscopes usually have four trigger modes:
(1) Normal state (NORM): When there is no signal, there is no display on the screen; when there is a signal, it displays a stable waveform in conjunction with the level control;
(2) Automatic (AUTO): When there is no signal, the light trace is displayed on the screen; when there is a signal, the stable waveform is displayed in conjunction with the level control;
(3) Television field (TV): used to display TV field signals;
(4) Peak auto (PP AUTO): When there is no signal, the trace is displayed on the screen; when there is a signal, the stable waveform display can be obtained without adjusting the level. This method is only used in some oscilloscopes (such as the CALTEK Caltec CA8000 series oscilloscope).
9. Trigger Source Selection The oscilloscope trigger source has two types: internal trigger source and external trigger source. If an external trigger source is selected, the trigger signal should be input from the external trigger source input, which is rarely used in appliance repair. If the internal trigger source is selected, channel 1 (CH1) or channel 2 (CH2) is generally selected and should be selected according to the input signal channel. If the input signal channel is selected as channel 1, the internal trigger source should also select channel 1.

Second, the measurement method 1. Amplitude and frequency measurement method (to test the oscilloscope calibration signal as an example)
(1) Insert the oscilloscope probe into the channel 1 jack and place the attenuation on the probe in the "1" position;
(2) The channel selection is placed in CH1, and the coupling mode is placed in the DC file;
(3) Insert the probe probe into the small hole of the calibration signal source, and the light trace appears on the oscilloscope screen;
(4) Adjust the vertical knob and the horizontal knob to make the waveform of the screen display stable, and place the vertical fine adjustment and horizontal fine adjustment in the calibration position;
(5) Read the waveform of the waveform in the vertical direction, multiply by the indication value of the vertical attenuation knob to obtain the amplitude of the calibration signal;
(6) Read the waveform as the number of cells in each cycle in the horizontal direction, multiply by the indication value of the horizontal scanning knob to obtain the period of the calibration signal (the reciprocal of the period is the frequency);
(7) The general calibration signal has a frequency of 1 kHz and an amplitude of 0.5 V. It is used to calibrate the internal oscillator frequency of the oscilloscope. If it is not normal, adjust the corresponding potentiometer of the oscilloscope (internal) until it matches.
2. Oscilloscope application example (taking the measurement of 788 mobile phone 13MHz clock pulse as an example)
The 13MHz clock signal in the mobile phone is a necessary condition for power-on, so it is often necessary to measure whether there is a 13MHz clock signal during maintenance. Proceed as follows:
(1) Turn on the oscilloscope, adjust the brightness and focus knob, so that a horizontal bright line with moderate brightness and good focus is displayed on the screen;
(2) Calibrate the oscilloscope as described above, and then place the coupling mode in the AC file;
(3) Clip the grounding clamp of the oscilloscope probe to the grounding point of the mobile phone circuit board, and insert the probe into the first foot of the 788 mobile phone CPU;
(4) Turn on the power of the mobile phone, press the power button, adjust the vertical scanning water and the scanning knob to observe whether there is a stable waveform on the screen. If not, generally there is no 13MHz signal.