Application Examples
To use delay to s
ee the jitter, follow these steps:
1. Push the Delay button.
2. Adjust the horizontal Position control to set the delay close to the nominal
pulse width (210 μs). Push the Coarse button to make delay adjustments
more quickl
y. Push the Coarse button again to fine tune the delay time.
The falling edge of the pulse is now near the center o f the screen. When delay
is on, the ho
rizontal expansion point separates from the trigger point and
remains in the center of the screen.
3. Adjust the horizontal Scale to a faster time base setting and increase the
Wa veform Intensity to see the jitter i n the pulse width.
NOTE. You can toggle the delay function on and off to view signal details at two
different areas of interest.
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