Tektronix MSO 2 Series - RS232 Serial Bus Menu

Field or control Description
Display Format Sets the waveform view to show just the decoded bus information, or the decoded bus plus the source
signal waveforms. This depends on data input.
A
vailable only when Data Input is One.
Decode Format Sets the decode format used to display the bus information. Formats are Hex and Binary.
Other bus types
Other serial bus types are available as purchasable options. Once purchased and installed, the new bus types are shown in the Bus
T
ype menu. The serial bus options also add corresponding bus trigger capabilities (when supported) to the Trigger menu. See the Bus
configuration menu on page 127 for links to all serial bus configuration menus.
See also
Bus Trigger configuration on page 220
Bus Search configuration menus on page 139
SPI serial bus search configuration menu on page 141
RS232 serial bus menu
Use this menu to set up and display an RS232 serial bus waveform.
To set up a RS232 serial bus:
1. To create a new RS232 bus waveform, tap the Math Ref Bus > Add New Bus button on the Settings bar. Open the bus configuration
menu by double clicking on the badge. Set the Bus Type to RS232.
2. To change the settings on an existing RS232 serial bus waveform, double-tap the RS232 Bus waveform badge to open the
configuration menu and make necessary changes.
RS232 serial bus menu fields and controls
Field or control Description
Display Turns On or Off displaying the bus on the W
aveform view.
Label Enter a label for the bus. The default label is the selected bus type.
To enter label text, double-tap the field and enter label using the virtual keyboard, or tap the field and
enter text from an attached keyboard.
Position Sets the vertical position of the bus waveform. The default position is vertically centered in a slice (in
Stacked mode), or center screen in Overlay mode. The unit of position is screen divisions.
Set to 0 Sets the vertical position to 0 divisions (centered vertically in a slice or on the screen.
Results Table Sets the results table as On or Off to see the active measurements, bus decode activity, and search
results in a spreadsheet format. Default is Off.
Bus Type Set to RS232.
Data Inputs Set the data input as One or Two.
Bit Rate Sets the data bit rate.
To enter a custom bit rate, select Custom and enter the custom bit rate in the Custom Rate input box.
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Menus and dialog boxes
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