TDS1000/2000-Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual
11
Understanding Oscilloscope Functions
This chapter contains information on what you need to understand
before you use an oscilloscope. To use your oscilloscope effectively,
you need to l earn about the following oscilloscope functions:
H Setting up the oscilloscope
H Triggering
H Acquiring signals (waveforms)
H Scaling and positi oning waveforms
H Measuring waveforms
The figure below shows a block diagram of the various functions of
the oscilloscope and their relationship to each other.
Vertical:
gain and
position
Each
channel
Trigger
Ext
AC Line
Acquire data:
mode and
time base
Waveform
record:
2500 points
Display
Computer
interface
(TDS2CMA)