Tektronix TDS5052 User Manual

Glossary
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Cursors
Paired markers that you can use to make measurements between two waveform
locations. The oscilloscope displays the values (expr esse d in volts or time) of
the position of the active cursor and the distanc e betwee n the two cursors.
Cycle area
A measurement of waveform area taken over one cycle. Expressed in
volt-seconds. Area above ground is positive; area below ground is negative.
Cycle mean
An amplitude (voltage) measurement of the arithmetic mean over one cycle.
Cycle RMS
The true Root Mean Square voltage over one cycle.
DC coupling
A mode that passes both AC and DC signal components to the circuit.
Available for both the trigger system and the vertical system.
Delay measurement
A measurement of the time between the middle reference crossings of two
different waveforms.
Delay time
The time between the trigger event and the acquisition of post trigger data.
Digitizing
The process of converting a continuous ana log signal such as a wavef orm to a
set of discrete numbers repr ese nting the amplitude of the signal at specif ic
points in time. Digitizing is composed of two steps: sampling and quantiz ing.
Display
The part of the oscilloscope that shows waveforms, measurements, control
windows, status, and other parameters.
Fast Acquisition mode
A mode that increases the waveform capture rate to up to 200,000 wave-
forms per second. This very fast capture rate greatly increases the probability
that runts, glitches, and other short term changes will accumulate in
waveform memory. The oscilloscope then displays the waveform at the
normal display rate using variable or infinite persistence. This display mode
emulates the display of an analog oscilloscope.
Edge trigger
Triggering occurs when the oscilloscope detects the source passing through a
specified voltage level in a specified direction (the trigger slope).
Envelope acquisition mod e
A mode in which the oscilloscope acquires and displays a waveform that
shows the variation extremes of several acquisitions.

Tektronix TDS5052 Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	TDS5052
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English