Warning:
The Handyscope HS2 is no longer manufactured and sold.
The Handyscope HS5 replaces the Handyscope HS2.
For an overview of all oscilloscopes, visit the Oscilloscopes page.
The Handyscope HS2 is no longer manufactured and sold.
The Handyscope HS5 replaces the Handyscope HS2.
For an overview of all oscilloscopes, visit the Oscilloscopes page.
Software will remain available through this web site, but it will no longer be updated.
The Handyscope HS2 is an instrument with parallel port connection. The Handyscope HS2 will only work on a computer with a real parallel port. Connection via a third party USB to parallel adapter will not work.
Specifications
The tables below show detailed specifications of the Handyscope HS2.
Acquisition system | |
|---|---|
| Analog input channels | 2, BNC |
| Resolution | 12 bits = 0.025% |
| Accuracy | 0.2% of full scale ± 1 LSB |
| Ranges | 100 mV to 80 V full scale |
| Coupling | AC/DC |
| Impedance | 1 MOhm / 20 pF |
| Protection | 200 V (DC + AC peak) on 1:1 probe 600 V (DC + AC peak) on 1:10 probe |
| Bandwidth (-3dB) | DC to 100 kHz maximum |
| AC coupling cut off frequency (-3dB) | ± 1.5 Hz |
| Maximum sampling rate | 200 kHz, 5 µs |
| Sampling clock source | internal ±0.01% |
| Memory | 32760 samples/channel |
Trigger system | |
| System | digital, 2 levels |
| Source | CH1, CH2, keyboard |
| Trigger modes | rising edge, falling edge, inside window, outside window |
| Level adjustment | 0 to 100% of full scale |
| Hysteresis adjustment | 0 to 100% of full scale |
| Resolution | 0.39% (8 bits) |
| Pre trigger | 0 to 32768 samples (0 to 100%, one sample resolution) |
| Post trigger | 0 to 32768 samples (0 to 100%, one sample resolution) |
Interface | |
| Interface | LPT |
Power Requirements | |
| Power from LPT port | 200 mA max (1 W max) |
Physical | |
| Instrument height | 40 mm (1.5 inch) |
| Instrument length | 145 mm (5.4 inch) |
| Instrument width | 85 mm (3.3 inch) |
| Cord length | 1.8 m (70 inch) |
| Weight | 500 g (18 ounce) |
| Accessories | 2 oscilloscope probes 1:1-1:10 switchable |
Options | |
| Optionally available | 400 kHz maximum sampling frequency |
| Optionally available | Digital external trigger input |
Downloads
From this page you can download the software, drivers, manuals and source code for the Handyscope HS2.
Software & Drivers
| Description | Version | Remarks | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handyscope HS2 USB to parallel adapter driver | 1.30.0.1 | Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP, 32 bit | 369.45 kB | download |
| LPT/ISA Driver (GiveIO.sys) | Windows NT4 / 2000 / XP, 32 bit | 247.57 kB | download | |
| Handyscope HS2 WinSoft measurement software (32 bit) | 2.87 | Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP | 1.95 MB | download |
| Handyscope HS2 WinSoft measurement software (16 bit) | 2.30 | Windows 3.xx | 2.14 MB | download |
| Handyscope HS2 DOS Measurement software | 1.0 | DOS protected mode, English | 277.61 kB | download |
| Handyscope HS2 DOS Measurement software | 1.0 | DOS protected mode, Dutch | 280.74 kB | download |
Manuals
Programming
| Description | Version | Remarks | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handyscope HS2 Instrument DLL (32 bit) | 2.90 | Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP | 460.56 kB | download |
| Handyscope HS2 Instrument DLL (16 bit) | Windows 3.xx | 100.35 kB | download | |
| Borland C++ Builder example | 18.53 kB | download | ||
| Borland Delphi example | 15.38 kB | download | ||
| DasyLab driver | For all TiePie measuring instruments | 259.46 kB | download | |
| Instrument DLL programmer's manual | 1.29 | English | 331.35 kB | download |
| Matlab example | for Matlab 6.5.1 and higher | 2.80 kB | download | |
| Python binding for instrument DLL | 1.7 | for Python 2.7 (Windows 32 bit) | 200.51 kB | download |
| Python examples | 1.7 | 4.90 kB | download | |
| Visual Basic 6 example | 12.84 kB | download |
