Tektronix MSO 2 Series - Runt Search Configuration Menu

Other search types
Bus Search configuration menus on page 139
Edge Search configuration menu on page 151
Logic search configuration menu on page
152
Pulse Width Search configuration menu on page 154
Runt Search configuration menu on page 157
Setup and Hold Search configuration menu on page 158
Timeout Search configuration menu on page 160
Runt Search configuration menu
Use the Runt search to mark a waveform where a pulse crosses one threshold but fails to cross a second threshold before recrossing the
first threshold.
To create a new runt search:
1. Tap Search.
2. Set the Search Type to Runt.
3. Select the search Source.
4. Use the menu fields to set the search parameters.
To change the settings on an existing search, double-tap the search badge and make necessary changes.
Runt Search configuration menu fields and controls
Field or control Description
Display Sets the display of the mark icons to either On or Off. If you have multiple searches defined, the
control turns of
f just the marks for the selected search.
Act On Event Tap the Act on Event button to configure the actions the instrument must take when a search event
occurs. See Act On Event configuration menu on page 105 for the available fields and controls.
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.
Stop Acquisition if Event
Found
Stops input acquisition when the search event occurs. Default is not enabled.
Search Type Set to Runt.
Source Lists the source channel or waveform to use to trigger or search. Types that require multiple inputs will
replace this control with a different source definition control.
Mark When
• Occurs: A runt signal event occurs.
• < Limit: A runt signal event occurs that has a pulse width less than the specified time limit.
• > Limit: A runt signal event occurs that has a pulse width greater than the specified time limit.
• = Limit: A runt signal event occurs that has a pulse width that is equal to the specified time limit
(±5%).
• ≠ Limit: A runt signal event occurs that has a pulse width that does not equal (is greater than or
less than) the specified time limit (±5%).
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Menus and dialog boxes
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