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Horizontal Bar Cursors
To Use
To use the horizontal bar cursors, click H Bars in one of the cursor control windows or click H-
Bars from the Cursor Type submenu of the Cursors menu. Use the multipurpose knobs to move
the cursors. Use the Cursor Source Channel Selector tabs to select the waveform that you want to
measure.
Behavior
Horizontal bar cursors measure vertical parameters (amplitude). Typically the vertical parameters
are in volts, but depend on the Vertical Units selected in the control window.
The cursor readouts appear on the graticule when a control window is open. When the control
windows are closed, the readouts appear on the right side of the screen. Each cursor has its own
readout with respect to the zero-reference. The ∆ (delta) shows the difference between the cursor
values.
Vertical Bar Cursors
To Use
To select the vertical bar cursors, click V Bars in one of the cursor control windows or click
V Bars from the Cursor Type submenu of the Cursors menu. Use the multipurpose knobs to move
the cursors. Use the Cursor Source Channel Selector tabs to select the waveform that you want to
measure.
Behavior
Vertical bar cursors measure horizontal parameters. Typically horizontal parameters are in time or
frequency.
The cursor readouts appear on the graticule when a control window is open. When the control
windows are closed, the readouts appear on the right side of the screen.
For time domain waveforms, each cursor has its own readout relative to the trigger point.
The ∆ (delta) shows the time difference between the cursor values, or the frequency associated
with the period between the cursors (Hz = 1/time).
For frequency domain signals, each cursor has its own readout relative to 0 Hz. The ∆ shows the
difference in the frequencies between the cursors.
You can also use vertical bar cursors with measurement gating. Measurement gating enables you
to limit automatic measurements to within the boundaries of the vertical bar cursors rather than
use the entire display width.
Waveform Cursors
To Use
To select waveform cursors, click Waveform in one of the cursor control windows or click
Waveform from the Cursor Type submenu of the Cursors menu. Use the multipurpose knobs to
move the cursors. Use the Cursor Source Channel Selector tabs to select the waveform that you
want to measure.

Tektronix TDS5054B Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	TDS5054B
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English