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But what if the signal were not a sine wave? What if it were a square wave, or

a triangular wave as shown in figure 13-24.

Samples Might Represent a Sine Wave of Some Complex Waveform

Figure 13–24

Measurements

Time-interval measurements

13–51

Table of Contents

Default Chapter5
- In this Book5
- Table of Contents10
1 How the Oscilloscope Works18
- Hardware Architecture20
- Data Flow25
- Sampling Overview28
- Choosing Plug-Ins34
- Choosing Probes37
- System Bandwidth42
2 Front-Panel Features Autoscale Key52
- Clear Display Key52
- Autoscale Key52
- Display53
- Entry Devices56
- Fine Mode57
- Help Menu58
- Indicator Lights59
- Local Key61
- Run Key62
- Stop/Single Key63
3 Acquisition Menu Sampling Mode69
- Sampling Mode69
- Digital BW Limit71
- Interpolate71
- Sampling Rate77
- Record Length79
- Averaging84
- Completion85
4 Applications86
5 Calibration Overview90
- Mainframe Calibration90
- Plug-In Calibration91
- Normal Accuracy Calibration Level92
- Best Accuracy Calibration Level93
- Probe Calibration95
6 Channel Menu Display99
- Scale100
- Offset101
- Input101
- Probe102
- Calibrate105
7 Define Measure Menu110
- Thresholds113
- Top-Base115
- Define ∆Time117
- Statistics118
8 Disk Menu122
- Directory124
- Load126
- Store127
- Delete129
- Format130
- Type131
- File Format133
- From File, to File, or File Name141
- To Memory142
- Persistence146
- 9 Display Menu148
10 Messages164
11 Marker Menu170
- Off172
- Manual172
- Waveform174
- Measurement176
- Histogram177
- Marker Hints177
12 Math Menu Function180
- Define Function181
- Display184
13 Measurements186
- The Oscilloscope Waveform Measurement Process188
- The Process Starts with Data Collection189
- Then the System Builds a Histogram190
- The System Calculates Min and Max from the Data Record191
- Then It Calculates Top and Base192
- Thresholds Are the Next Values Calculated194
- Finally, Rising and Falling Edges Are Determined195
- Standard Waveform Definitions198
- Voltage Measurements198
- Timing Definitions201
- Some Important Measurement Considerations203
- Making Automatic Measurements from the Front Panel204
- Increasing the Accuracy of Your Measurements206
- Measuring Time Intervals207
- Statistics211
- Time-Interval Measurements215
- Setup Menu246
14 Setup Menu Setup Memory248
- Save248
- Recall249
- Default Setup249
15 Setup Print Menu252
- Print Format255
- Destination257
- Data259
- Setup Factors259
- TIFF and GIF Files on the Apple Macintosh Computer260
16 Specifications and Characteristics262
- Specifications264
- Characteristics265
- Product Support270
- General Characteristics271
17 Time Base Menu276
- Scale276
- Position276
- Reference277
- Windowing278
18 Trigger Menu Trigger Basics283
- Trigger Basics283
19 Utility Menu HP-IB Setup304
- HP-IB Setup304
20 Waveform Menu Waveform325
- Pixel327
21 FFT Menu330
- Display330
- Source330
- Window330
- FFT Scaling331
- Ffts and Automatic Measurements335
- FFT Basics337
22 Limit Test Menu Test347
- Measurement347
- Fail When348
- Upper Limit350
- Lower Limit350
- Run until350
- Fail Action352
23 Mask Menu358
- Polygon Masks in the Oscilloscope361
- Test363
- Scale Mask364
- Edit Mask366
- Run until375
- Fail Action377
24 Histogram Menu Histograms in the Oscilloscope385
- Mode387
- Axis387
- Histogram Window388
- Histogram Scale389
- Run until391
- Declaration of Conformity408

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