Fluke 8588A - Analyze

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Analyze
Analyze provides different views of measurements. To access the Analyze
features, push . To use the full capabilities of the Analyze function, a
discussion of measurement records used in the Product is warranted. All
measurements are stored in a volatile buffer called a record. When the Product is
powered up, the Trigger subsystem default is the free-run mode and readings are
captured continuously into a record. The maximum number of readings in a
record is limited by the size of the reading buffer and the number of elements in
each result as shown in Table 19.
Table 19. Analyze Record
Result Elements Time Stamp Off Time Stamp On
Primary value only 15000000 7500000
Primary + secondary value 7500000 5000000
Scan primary values only 5000000 3750000
Scan primary + secondary
values
3750000 3000000
If the reading buffer reaches the maximum size, the Product continues to read
and display the numerical readings but the readings are not stored or plotted.
The statistic calculation also stops.
No readings are placed into a record when the Trigger subsystem is in its Idle
state, accomplished by pushing  or by putting the Product into
Continuous OFF using . See Triggering Measurements. When the
Trigger subsystem comes out of the Idle state, the previous record is discarded
and a new record is initiated. A new record also starts when the Product’s main
function is changed, and when certain parameters within a function are changed,
like its range or resolution. Unless a record is copied to another memory location
in Memory Setup, it is lost once a new record is started.
These softkeys are available when you push :
 (Statistics)
 (Chart + Statistics)
 (Chart Only)
 (Limits)