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MEASUrement:METHod

Description

This command sets or queries the method used to calculate the 0% and

100% reference level. This command is equivalent to selecting Refer-

ence Levels from the Measure menu and then choosing the desired De-

termine Base, Top From setting.

Group

Measurement

Related Commands

MEASUrement:REFLevel:PERCent:HIGH,

MEASUrement:REFLevel:PERCent:LOW,

MEASUrement:REFLevel:PERCent:MID,

MEASUrement:REFLevel:PERCent:MID2

Syntax 1

MEASUrement:METHod {HIStogram|MEAN|MINMax)

Syntax 2

MEASUrement:METHod?

Arguments

H HIStogram

This sets the high and low reference levels to the most common val-

ues either above or below the mid point, depending on whether the

high reference point or the low reference point is being defined. Be-

cause the statistical approach ignores short--term aberrations, such as

overshoot or ringing, the histogram method is the best setting for ex-

amining pulses.

H MEAN

This sets the high and low reference levels to the mean values using

all values either above or below the midpoint, depending of whether it

is defining the high or low reference level. The selection is best used

for examining eye patterns.

H MINMax

This uses the highest and lowest values of the waveform record. This

selection is best for examining waveforms with no large, flat portions

of a common value, such as sine waves and triangle waves.

Example 1

MEASUrement:METHod HIStogram

This command specifies that the high and low reference levels are set

statistically.

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