Specifications

Digital oscilloscopes

We'll use the B&K 2542B-GEN as an example scope. This scope is a two-channel 100 MHz digital

scope with a built-in function generator and arbitrary waveform generator. Here's a picture of the front

of the scope:

Figure 15

The display window of the scope is showing a hyperbolic tangent waveform that is output from the built-

in arbitrary waveform generator (connecting cables aren't shown). The right part of the display screen

shows the menu that annotates what the five menu buttons (sometimes called soft keys) to the right of

the menu will do when they are pressed.

Digital scope controls

Here's a more detailed view of the controls with numbers to identify the controls along with their

explanations in the following table:

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