
Using the Oscilloscope
Run Controls
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Run Controls
Using the Run controls, you control whether the oscilloscope is running or stopped.
You can also put the oscilloscope into Single mode where only one acquisition is
acquired before the oscilloscope stops.
Horizontal Controls
Using the horizontal controls, you configure the oscilloscope’s horizontal scale
(seconds per division) and horizontal position of the waveform. You can also view a
magnified section of the waveform using the Zoom window, which uses software to
expand part of the acquisition memory.
Several other keys are in this section that do not directly deal with horizontal controls.
For example, the Autoscale key allow you to reset the oscilloscope to its default setup
and automatically configure the oscilloscope for the current input signals. Also, the
clear display control erases the waveforms from the display and resets such things as
measurement statistics and averaging. The touch control enables or disables the touch
screen. The Default Setup key returns the oscilloscope to a knows state.
Trigger Controls
Using the trigger controls, you set the conditions on which the oscilloscope will trigger
and acquire an input signal. You can set up a variety of trigger conditions. Edge and
advanced triggers can be selected from the front panel, and the parameters for edge
triggering can be set up here as well. The advanced trigger parameters must be set
up using the graphical interface.
Trigger configuration settings you make using the graphical interface are reflected in
the front-panel status indicators, and will remain set unless you change them (either
using the front panel or the graphical interface) or press the Default Setup key. See
“Using the Graphical Interface” on page 3-21 for information on accessing the
graphical interface.
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