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7. Push Create Lim it Mask on the lower menu.
8. On the resulti
ng side menu, push Source
Channel and turn M ultipurpose a to
choose the waveform to use as the template
for the lim it
test.
Source
Channel
a1
9. Push Horizontal ± Lim it to set the mask
horizontal limits. The units are referenced to
graticule d
ivisions, where one major division
contains 1,000 milli-divisions (mdiv).
Horizontal
±Limit
200mdiv
10. Push Vertical ±Limit to set the mask
vertical l
imits. The units are referenced to
graticule divisions, where one major division
contains 1,000 millidivisions (mdov).
Vertical
±Limit
200mdiv
11. Push OK Create Limit Mask to make the
mask in the oscilloscope.
OK
Create
Limit Mask
Create a custom mask. There are two ways to create a custom mask. You can load a mask from a text file or create a
mask via a remote interface.
Create a custom mask from a text file.
1. Push the front panel Test button.
2. Push Applicatio n on the lower
menu. Turn Multipurpose a to select
Limit/Mask Test from the menu.
3. Push Set Up Mask on the lower menu.
4. From the resulting side menu, push
Recall Mask from File.
Your mask text file should have an “.msk” file name extension and use the following format:
:REM "I nitialize the custom mask"
:MASK:CUSTom INIT
:REM "M ask Setup I nformation"
:MASK:USER:LABEL " Custom Mask of STS-1"
:MASK:USER:AMPLITUDE 1.0000
:MASK:USER:VSCALE 200.0000E-3
:MASK:USER:VPOS -2.5000
:MASK:USER:VOFFSET 0.0E+0
:MASK:USER:HSCALE 4.0000E-9
:MASK:USER:HTRIGPOS 318.1000E-3
:MASK:USER:WIDTH 2 9.5500E-9
:MASK:USER:RECORDLENGTH 1000
:MASK:USER:TRIGTOSAMP 7.2750E-9
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