4 Making Measurements
102 Agilent 1000B Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide
Voltage Measurements
There are 10 automatic voltage measurements:
• Vmax (Maximum Voltage).
• Vmin (Minimum Voltage).
• Vpp (Peak- to- Peak Voltage).
• Vtop (Top Voltage).
• Vbase (Base Voltage).
• Vamp (Amplitude Voltage = Vtop - Vbase).
• Vavg (Average Voltage).
• Vrms (Root- Mean- Square Voltage).
• Overshoot.
• Preshoot.
Vmax (Maximum Voltage)
The maximum amplitude. The most positive peak voltage measured over
the entire waveform. See Figure 40 on page 102.
Figure 40 Voltage Measurement Points
Vbase
Vtop
Overshoot
Vmax
Overshoot
Preshoot
Vpp
Vmin
Vamp