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APS230 - ADVANCED PERSONAL SCOPE 240MS/s
Features acording to Vellerman.eu site:
- 2 input channels
- high contrast LCD with white backlight
- full auto set-up for volt/div and time/div
- recorder roll mode, up to 170h per screen
- trigger mode: run - normal - once - roll ...
- adjustable trigger level and slope
- peak measurements: max, min. and pk to pk
- measurements: rms, dB(rel), dBV, dBm and dBG
- Direct Audio power measurements
- x1 and x10 probe calculation option
- several display modes
- StereoScope mode for audio measurement
- X and Y position shift
- battery pack included, fast charge possible
- in the box:
- RS232 cable (9 pole sub D)
- 2 Insulated 60MHz X10 measuring probes
- user manual
- adaptor (110Vac 60Hz / 230Vac 50Hz)
- battery pack
- Advance Personal Scope unit
Specifications acording to Vellerman.eu site:
- input impedance: 1 Mohm / 20pF
- bandwidth: 2 x 30MHz
- sampling: 240MS/s per channel
- step markers for voltage, time, ...
- vertical resolution: 8 bit
- sensitivity: min. 30µV
- volts per division: 1mV to 20V/div
- time base: from 25ns to 1 hr/div
- AC/DC input coupling selection
- RS232 communication with PC (PCUSB6 for USB connection in option)
- dimensions: 230 x 150 x 50mm / 9.1 x 5.9 x 2.0"
- weight: 850g incl. battery
The oscilloscope comes packaged in a cardboard box:
  
  
  
The package content:
  
 
Pictures of oscilloscope:
  
  
The battery:
  
After you buy the product, you will have to mount the battery. It has a weird connector and it will take between 20 to 40 minutes to snap that connector into place without doing any damage. You will need to charge the battery, otherwise it will not function properly.
Photos with oscilloscope probes:
 
Take cake when you follow their advice about the probes: Solution for BNC + probe compatibility. I almost distroy one probe...
Photos with the power supply transformer:
 
My adapter is for 220V main line. It has few useless adaptors in the package.
The user manual:
The user manual of APS230 Oscilloscope can be found on Vellerman site and APS230.com site.
On the Vellerman USA site you will find the following links:
On the Vellerman EU site you will find the same files:
Of course that you will find software only for windows
The picture below is the APS230 Capture utility 1.0. After you select the baud rate to 57600 and press the connect button, all you can do now is save the images from the scope display. It saves as bmp at 192x128 pixels and each file has 4KB. If you press the send button on the scope twice it will bring a popup window to tell that you didn't save the previous image.
This is the Bi-directional interface software. I found this software now, after six months... Well, this software gives you a better look af the signal. The main disadvantage is that doesn't show the automated computed values on the screen and from time to time you will have to click Refresh Settings from the View menu. I have to say that is better than nothing :D
In the pictures above, channel 1 is the 220Vac main line, and channel 2 is the current (voltage across an 1 ohm rezistor) through an 40W electronic ballast with one fluorescent lamp connected.
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