Application Examples
Measuring Specific Events. Nextyouwanttoseethepulsesinthe
incoming digital signal, but the pulse widths vary so it is hard to
establish a stabl e trigger. To look at a snapshot of the dig ital signal,
follow this step:
1. Push the Single Seq button to capture a single acquisition.
Now you want to measure the width of each displayed pulse. You
can use measurement gating to select a specific pulse to measure. To
measure t he second pulse, for example, follow these steps:
1. Push the Meas button.
2. Push the channel 1 button and then push the Select Measurement
for Ch1 screen button.
3. Select the Positive Pulse Width measurement.
4. Push the Gating screen button.
5. Select Between V Bar Cursors to choose measurement gating
using cursors.
6. Place one cursor to the left and one cursor to the right of the second
pulse.
Theoscilloscopeshowsthewidthmeasurement (160 ns) for the second
pulse.
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