System Overview Maps
TDS5000 Series User Manual
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H Time base System. Triggers the Acquisition system to start an
acquisition cycle. In more general terms, synchronizes the capturing of
digital samples in the Acquisition system to the trigger events generated
from the Trigger system.
H Acquisition System. Converts and stores the analog signal to a digital
format.
H Signal Processing and Transformation. Performs transformations or
operations on user-specified waveform data (channel, reference, and/or math
waveforms). Automatic measurements, spectral waveforms, and histogram
generation are examples of signal processing and transformation.
H Display and UI. Provides output (and sometimes input) of oscilloscope-data
elements in a form suitable to the user and also provides user input control.
The process overview that follows describes each step in the top-level cycle of
oscilloscope operation.