Tektronix TDS6000 Series Reference Manual

For Average or Envelope acquisition modes,
touch the # of Wfms control and then set the
number of waveform s with the multipurpose
knob. You can also double-touch the control
and use the pop-up keypad.
To Choose an Acquisition Mode
1
2
Select Horizontal/Acquisition Setup... in
the Horiz/Acq menu or t ouch the Horiz
button; then open the Acquisition tab.
Select an acquisition mode in the
horizontal /acquisi tion control window.
How the Acquisition
Modes Work
Displayed record points (at
maximum horizontal magnification)
Peak Detect
Interval 1 2 3 4 Interval 1 2 3 4
Sample
Average mode calculates the average value for
each record point over m any acquisitions.
Average uses Sample mode f or each i ndividual
acquisition.
Envelope
Average
Acquisition 1 2 3
Three acquisitions from one source
Envelope mode finds highest and lowest record
points over many acquisitions. Envelope uses
Peak Detect for each i ndividual acquisition.
Sample m ode retains one sampled point from
each acquisition interval.
acquisition interval =
record duration
number of points in record
Peak Detect m ode uses the hi ghest and
lowest of all the samples contained in two
consecutive acquisition intervals.
Hi Res mode calculates the average of all
the samples for each acquisition interval.
Hi Res
Waveform Data Base m ode takes an ensemble
of acquisitions t hat is best f or accurat e eye
pattern measurements.
WfmDB
Max
MinMin
Max
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Tektronix TDS6000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	TDS6000 Series
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English