192 Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Oscilloscopes User's Guide
12 Acquisition Control
 
• Normal — at slower time/div settings, normal decimation occurs, and 
there is no averaging. Use this mode for most waveforms. See 
"Normal Acquisition Mode" on page 192.
• Peak Detect — at slower time/div settings, the maximum and minimum 
samples in the effective sample period are stored. Use this mode for 
displaying narrow pulses that occur infrequently. See "Peak Detect 
Acquisition Mode" on page 192.
• Averaging — at all time/div settings, the specified number of triggers 
are averaged together. Use this mode for reducing noise and 
increasing resolution of periodic signals without bandwidth or rise 
time degradation. See "Averaging Acquisition Mode" on page 195.
• High Resolution — at slower time/div settings, all samples in the 
effective sample period are averaged and the average value is stored. 
Use this mode for reducing random noise. See "High Resolution 
Acquisition Mode" on page 197.
Normal Acquisition Mode
In Normal mode at slower time/div settings, extra samples are decimated 
(in other words, some are thrown away). This mode yields the best display 
for most waveforms.
Peak Detect Acquisition Mode
In Peak Detect mode at slower time/div settings, minimum and maximum 
samples are kept in order to capture infrequent and narrow events (at the 
expense of exaggerating any noise). This mode displays all pulses that are 
at least as wide as the sample period.
For InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series oscilloscopes, which have a maximum 
sample rate of 4 GSa/s, a sample is taken every 250 ps (sample period).
See Also • "Glitch or Narrow Pulse Capture" on page 193
• "Using Peak Detect Mode to Find a Glitch" on page 194