Operating Basics
TDS5000B Series Quick Start User Manual
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Time Measurements (Cont.)
Period The time required to complete the first cycle in a waveform or gated region. Period is the
reciprocal of frequency and is measured in seconds.
Freq The first cycle in a waveform or gated region. Frequency is the reciprocal of the period; it
is measured in Hertz (Hz) where one Hz is one cycle per sec ond.
Delay The time between the mid reference (defa ult 50%) amplitude point of two different
waveforms.
More Measurements
Area Area measurement is voltage over time measurement. The area over the entire waveform
or gated region in volt-se conds. Area measured above ground is positive; area measured
below ground is nega tive.
Cycle Area A voltage over time measurement. The measurement is the area over the first cycle in the
waveform or the first cycle in the gated region expressed in volt-seconds. The area above
the common reference point is positive while the area below the common reference point
is negative.
Phase The amount of time that one waveform leads or lags another waveform, expressed in
degrees where 360° comprises one waveform cycle.
Burst Wid The duration of a burst (a series of transient events) and is measured over the entire
waveform or gated region.
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