x10 Scope Probe and Math Channel Discontinuity

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darrengould
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x10 Scope Probe and Math Channel Discontinuity

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Hi there,

I'm see an unexplained discontinuity using a x10 probe, Picoscope 6403C and the latest Picoscope 6 software. The signal in question is a simple sine wave, maximum voltage 180Vpp, 32kHz and I'd like to calculate the power using a math channel set to C*C.

The math channel C*C looks fine when the probe is set to x1, ie no scaling factor on the input voltage, see picture below.
Math Channel with x1 Probe Setting
Math Channel with x1 Probe Setting
However, when I set the probe to x10, the waveform C*C changes to that shown below.
Math Channel with x10 Probe Setting
Math Channel with x10 Probe Setting
I'm thinking this is a software glitch (unless I'm missing something, in which case please correct me :)) and I'd like a workaround. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Darren

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Re: x10 Scope Probe and Math Channel Discontinuity

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Can you go into the maths channel dialogue, edit and manually set the range, or post a psdata file for one waveform and I can take a look when I am in the office tomorrow.
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Re: x10 Scope Probe and Math Channel Discontinuity

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Hi there,

I did try to manually change the axis limits but it didn't help. Notice as well that the value shown in the picture is also wrong. The C waveform is about ~50Vp which means C*C must be 0-~2.5kVp but with the x10 probe, the math channel is set to +/-10kV and the C*C waveform is much larger.

Darren

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Re: x10 Scope Probe and Math Channel Discontinuity

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Hi Martyn,

Any word on this issue?

Darren

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A psdata file would be helpful, I need to play around with a few settings.
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