This powerful USB 3.0 super speed oscilloscope combines fast sampling up to 1 GS/s with high resolutions of 12, 14 and 16 bit and a large memory of 64 MSamples on all four channels. The oscilloscope supports continuous streaming measurements up to 200 MS/s and can be synchronized with other oscilloscopes using the CMI interface to form a multi channel combined instrument with synchronized time base. The CMI interface is available by default on the Handyscope HS6 DIFF. Optionally, the Handyscope HS6 DIFF can be delivered with SureConnect connection test and resistance measurement on each channel. Also, the Handyscope HS6 DIFF can be delivered with SafeGround option. With SafeGround you can switch the differential inputs of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF into single ended inputs with ground protection. It allows to make measurements using standard attenuating probes and protects the scope when a short circuit to ground is created.
This best in class High Resolution USB oscilloscope gives the best specifications available in the industry, for a limited budget. The flexibility and quality that the Handyscope HS6 DIFF offers is unparalleled by any other oscilloscope in its class.
Key specifications:
Oscilloscope / Spectrum analyzer / Multimeter / Data logger |
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14 bit (0.006 %) resolution (16 bit enhanced resolution) |
Up to 1 GS/s sampling |
250 MHz bandwidth |
Up to 200 MS/s continuous streaming |
Up to 256 MSamples memory per channel |
0.25 % DC vertical accuracy, 0.1 % typical |
1 ppm time base accuracy |
The Handyscope HS6 DIFF can be synchronized with other oscilloscopes using the CMI interface to form a multi channel combined instrument with synchronized time base. The CMI interface is available by default on the Handyscope HS6 DIFF.
Optionally available: SafeGround: switch your differential inputs to single ended inputs, to use attenuating oscilloscope probes, with real time ground current protection on all channels.
Optionally available: SureConnect connection test: real time probe connection verification while measuring and fast and accurate resistance measurement on all channels.
The Handyscope HS6 DIFF is available in 5 different base models:
Order code | Max. sampling speed | Max. streaming speed |
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HS6-DIFF-1000 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s |
HS6-DIFF-500 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s |
HS6-DIFF-200 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s |
HS6-DIFF-100 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s |
HS6-DIFF-50 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s |
Available options for the Handyscope HS6 DIFF are:
The Handyscope HS6 DIFF models come with the following items:
Amount | Item |
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1 | Carry case BB391 |
1 | Handyscope HS6 DIFF |
4 | Measure lead TP-C812B |
4 | Differential attenuator TP-DA10 |
1 | Alligator Clip TP-AC80I - Set (8 clips: 4 black, 1 green, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 red) |
1 | Alligator Clip TP-AC10I - Set (8 clips: 4 black, 1 green, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 red) |
1 | Alligator Clip TP-AC5 - Set (8 clips: 4 black, 1 green, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 red) |
1 | Handyscope power supply |
1 | Probe compensation cable TP-DB9-BNC-30 (only in combination with option G SafeGround) |
1 | External power cable (USB) |
1 | CD-ROM with Multi Channel oscilloscope software and drivers |
1 | Instrument manual |
1 | Software manual |
SafeGround gives the possibility to use the oscilloscope inputs both as single ended and as differential. When SafeGround is active and you accidentally create a wrong connection that causes a short circuit, SafeGround will disconnect the ground of the input channel without damaging the oscilloscope or PC. You can therefore simply switch from a differential input to a single ended input without worrying if anything will damage because of a short circuit current1. The Handyscope HS6 DIFF is the only oscilloscope in the world with this unique SafeGround protection. And as you all know, a connection mistake is easily made, which will now have no more strange and financial consequences because of SafeGround as the short circuit current is limited thanks to SafeGround.
Background: The advantage of an oscilloscope with differential inputs is that there are no connections between the channels and with the ground of the computer. It is therefore not possible to create a short circuit. With SafeGround enabled you can connect a standard 1:10 probe to your channel, this is not possible with a standard differential channel of other oscilloscope manufacturers. Sometimes it is also required to perform a single ended measurement, but then there is a risk of a short circuit.
When you do want to measure with a single ended input, your input is connected to the ground of your oscilloscope and your computer (the alligator clip of your probe is directly connected to ground). The input channels are also connected to each other. When you connect the alligator clip of your probe accidentally to a point in your test subject that is not at ground level but to a point with an elevated voltage, a short circuit current will flow through your probe, oscilloscope and computer. This can cause serious damage to the test subject, the scope and the computer. SafeGround avoids this and safes you a lot of misery. SafeGround can be enabled individually for each channel of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF.
The ground current at which the SafeGround protection activates and shuts off the ground connection is adjustable in steps of 10 mA. This allows to use single ended inputs in a situation where the instrument and the device under test do not have the exact same ground level, e.g. due to voltage drop over a ground connection. The small current that then will flow could activate SafeGround. Setting the current limit to a higher value may keep SafeGround from being activated.
When your device under test is very sensitive to damage, the SafeGround current limit can be set to a lower value, to give the highest level of protection.
SafeGround protects your scope, your computer and your circuit under test against accidental wrong ground connections.
SafeGround properties:
While measuring, the revolutionary SureConnect connection test feature of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF checks in real time whether your test probe or clip actually makes electrical contact with your test subject.
Assuring a good connection of a probe with a test subject may not always be easy. The subject under measurement may be dirty, oxidized or an (invisible) protective layer may be present. Or, the test subject may be hidden, making visible contact confirmation impossible. Also, capacitive coupling between test probe and test subject can result in measuring a distorted version of the actual signal, wrongly suggesting a connection. Simply activate the SureConnect connection test and you know whether there is contact or not.
SureConnect: no more doubt whether your probe doesn’t make contact or there really is no signal.
As can be seen in the following video, capacitive coupling between test probe and test subject can result in measuring a distorted version of the actual signal, wrongly suggesting a connection. SureConnect however immediately shows you whether a good connection is present.
SureConnect is optionally available on the Handyscope HS6 DIFF.
The Handyscope HS6 DIFF is equipped with a sophisticated CMI synchronization bus, allowing to connect multiple Handyscope HS6 DIFFs 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!). Apart from a synchronization bus, the CMI also contains a trigger bus and a detection bus. 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 HS6 DIFFs coupled with TP-C50H Coupling cables are identified and automatically combined to a larger instrument. Both the synchronization bus and trigger bus are 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 20 channel instrument is only available with the Handyscope HS6 DIFF and Handyscope HS5 and no other USB oscilloscope.
The video below shows how to combine and synchronize multiple oscilloscopes using the unique TiePie engineering Combine Multiple Instruments interface, where all channels are sampled using the same clock, with 0 ppm clock error, and shown together in one graph.
The Handyscope HS6 DIFF measures with high resolutions of 14 and 16 bit. A signal measured with the Handyscope HS6 DIFF therefore has 256 times more resolution than most standalone oscilloscopes, which usually have a low resolution of 8 or 9 bit. The high resolution of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF precision oscilloscope allows for measuring signals with more accuracy, because the quantization error is much lower.
The input circuit of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF has a high accuracy of 0.25 % of the full scale input range, where most standalone oscilloscopes have an accuracy of 2 - 3 % of the full scale range.
To display a signal measured with the Handyscope HS6 DIFF High Resolution oscilloscope at the same level of detail as the standalone oscilloscope, the display can be 256 times larger. Viewing the signals on a 24" monitor immediately gives a very detailed impression of the signal. The smallest deviations are very well visible and because of the high resolution, it is still possible to zoom in and reveal additional details.
Figure 1: Handyscope HS6 high visible accuracy compared to competition.
Shown in figure 1 are two displays, both showing a measurement of the same signal. The left display size corresponds to a size comparable to a standalone oscilloscope; at 8 bit resolution, zooming will not reveal more details. The right display corresponds to a maximized window on a standard PC screen; at 14 bit resolution, zooming will still reveal more details.
The high resolution and high accuracy of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF and the unlimited zoom of the Multi Channel oscilloscope software allow to zoom in to mV levels. Figure 2 shows a measurement of a 2 mV sine wave made in the 200 mV input range, which is then zoomed in to view the signal at an 8 mV scale.
Figure 2: Zoomed in to get an 8 mV input scale.
With a time base accuracy of 1 ppm, frequency and timing can be measured very accurately. The time base of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF 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.
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 HS6 DIFF has up to 256 MSamples memory per channel, depending on the selected resolution and the number of active channels. When measuring at 14 bit resolution and all four channels, the available memory is 32 MSamples per channel. This gives the user 300 to 100000 times more memory. An advantage of a large memory is that once-only fast phenomena can be captured accurately or complete serial communication signal blocks can be measured all at once. 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 super zoom feature of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF allows to zoom in to individual samples, no matter what record length is used.
Figure 1: The same signal viewed simultaneously with several zoom factors up to 1,000,000
Figure 1 shows the same signal three times with different zooming factors. The lowest graph shows just 256 ns of the total 256 ms, a zoom factor of 1 million and still provides enough detail for accurate signal analysis.
Record lengths larger than 32 MSamples are only available in the 64 bit version of the Multi Channel oscilloscope software.
It seems reasonable to assume that more bandwidth is better, but a wider bandwidth gives more noise. To reduce your noise you can switch a bandwidth limiter on. When a lot of noise appears on your signal and triggering becomes unstable, switching the bandwidth limit on will give a stable triggering. Enabling the bandwidth limiter also avoids under sampling.
The bandwidth limit can be enabled for each channel individually on the channel toolbar and has four settings. The frequencies of the bandwidth limiter depend on the Handyscope HS6 DIFF model:
HS6 DIFF-1000 | HS6 DIFF-500 | HS6 DIFF-200 | HS6 DIFF-100 | HS6 DIFF-50 |
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Off (250 MHz) | Off (250 MHz) | Off (250 MHz) | Off (100 MHz) | Off (100 MHz) |
150 MHz | 150 MHz | 150 MHz | 75 MHz | 75 MHz |
100 MHz | 100 MHz | 100 MHz | 50 MHz | 50 MHz |
50 MHz | 50 MHz | 50 MHz | 25 MHz | 25 MHz |
With the Multi Channel oscilloscope software, the world's most sophisticated measuring software, the Handyscope HS6 DIFF can be used as: High Resolution USB Oscilloscope, multimeter, spectrum analyzer, data logger/transient recorder and protocol analyzer. This powerful and compact measuring instrument can solve almost any measurement problem.
The tables below show detailed specifications of the Handyscope HS6 DIFF. Jump to acquisition specifications, trigger specifications or general specifications.
Optional accessories for the Handyscope HS6 DIFF are:
The Measure lead TP-BNCI-100 is a 1 meter long shielded single ended BNC to 4 mm banana jacks measure lead. It is to be used with single ended oscilloscope inputs. The BNC connector at one end plugs directly on the instrument. The two other ends each feature a single 4 mm banana jack, on which application specific test points, clamps or probes can be plugged.
The Measure lead TP-BNCI-100 can only be used when the Handyscope HS6 DIFF is equipped with option G SafeGround and when SafeGround is enabled.
The Oscilloscope Probe 1:1-1:10 - HP-3250I is a 1:1-1:10 selectable passive high impedance oscilloscope probe with 250 MHz bandwidth (1:10) designed and calibrated for use on oscilloscopes having an input impedance of 1 MOhm shunted by 20 pF. However, it may be compensated for use with an oscilloscope having an input capacitance of 10 to 30 pF.
The Oscilloscope Probe 1:1-1:10 - HP-3250I can only be used when the Handyscope HS6 DIFF is equipped with option G SafeGround and when SafeGround is enabled.
To perform a frequeny compensation of the Oscilloscope Probe 1:1-1:10 - HP-3250I on the Handyscope HS6 DIFF, the Probe compensation cable TP-DB9-BNC-30 is required. It is included with the Handyscope HS6 DIFF when option G SafeGround is ordered.
Several other accessories are available for use with the Handyscope HS6 DIFF. The most common related accessories, such as measure leads, oscilloscope probes and current clamps are listed here. Refer to the products page to find all TiePie products.
Order code | Max. sampling speed | Max. streaming speed | Memory | SureConnect | SafeGround | Warranty |
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EJHS6-DIFF-1000XMSG-W5 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000XMSG | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000XMS-W5 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000XMS | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000XMG-W5 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000XMG | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000XM-W5 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 256 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-1000XM | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 256 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-1000SG-W5 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000SG | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000S-W5 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000S | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000G-W5 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000G | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-1000-W5 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 1 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-1000 | 1 GS/s | 200 MS/s | 1 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-500XMSG-W5 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-500XMSG | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-500XMS-W5 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-500XMS | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-500XMG-W5 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-500XMG | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-500XM-W5 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 256 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-500XM | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 256 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-500SG-W5 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-500SG | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-500S-W5 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-500S | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-500G-W5 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-500G | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-500-W5 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 1 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-500 | 500 MS/s | 100 MS/s | 1 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-200XMSG-W5 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-200XMSG | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-200XMS-W5 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-200XMS | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-200XMG-W5 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-200XMG | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-200XM-W5 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 256 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-200XM | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 256 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-200SG-W5 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-200SG | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-200S-W5 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-200S | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-200G-W5 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-200G | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-200-W5 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 1 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-200 | 200 MS/s | 40 MS/s | 1 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-100XMSG-W5 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-100XMSG | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-100XMS-W5 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-100XMS | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-100XMG-W5 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-100XMG | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-100XM-W5 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 256 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-100XM | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 256 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-100SG-W5 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-100SG | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-100S-W5 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-100S | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-100G-W5 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-100G | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-100-W5 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 1 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-100 | 100 MS/s | 20 MS/s | 1 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-50XMSG-W5 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-50XMSG | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 256 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-50XMS-W5 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-50XMS | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-50XMG-W5 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-50XMG | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 256 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-50XM-W5 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 256 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-50XM | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 256 MS | 3 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-50SG-W5 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 5 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-50SG | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 1 MS | • | • | 3 years |
EJHS6-DIFF-50S-W5 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-50S | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-50G-W5 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 5 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-50G | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 1 MS | • | 3 years | |
EJHS6-DIFF-50-W5 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 1 MS | 5 years | ||
EJHS6-DIFF-50 | 50 MS/s | 10 MS/s | 1 MS | 3 years |
Several downloads for the Handyscope HS6 DIFF are listed below, including Multi Channel oscilloscope software, drivers and manuals.
Description | Version | Remarks | Size | |
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USB driver | 8.1.5 | Windows 7/8/10, 32 and 64 bit | 3.63 MiB | |
Multi Channel software | 1.37.1 | 32 and 64 bit, Windows 7/8/10, including PDF manual | 58.73 MiB | |
Multi Channel DEMO | 1.37.1 | 32 and 64 bit, Windows 7/8/10, including PDF manual | 57.30 MiB |
Description | Version | Remarks | Size | |
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Multi Channel software manual | 1.07 | English | 4.63 MiB | |
Handyscope HS6 DIFF Instrument manual | 2.18 | English | 1.54 MiB | |
Datasheet for Handyscope HS6 DIFF | English | 2.41 MiB |
Interfacing the Handyscope HS6 DIFF with third party software and developing own software requires the LibTiePie Software Development Kit. Detailed information on the LibTiePie SDK, downloads for Windows and Linux platforms and bindings and programming examples for various programming environments can be found in the LibTiePie pages.