Application Examples
TDS3000B Serie s User Manual
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Measuring Jitter
To measure the peak-to-peak jitter, do these steps:
1. Push the CURSOR button.
2. Push the Function screen button.
3. Select the VBarscursors.
4. Push the Bring Both Cursors On Screen screen button to
quickly locate the cursors.
5. Place one cursor at the first falling edge and place the other
cursor at the last falling edge.
6. Read the peak-to-peak jitter in the ∆ rea dout (1.40 s).
You can also measure t he m inimum and maximum pulse widths.
When you select the first cursor, the @ readout displays the
minimum pulse width (210 s). When you sele ct the second cursor,
the @ readout displays the ma ximum pulse width (211 s).