User manual

Table of Content

Using FastAcq................................................................................................................... 60

How the Analog Acquisition Modes Work............ ..................... .. .................................. ................. 62

Changing the Acquisition Mode, Record Length, and Delay Time............. ............................................... 62

Using Roll Mode................................................................................................................. 64

Act on Event..................................................................................................................... 65

Setting Up a Serial or Parallel Bus ............................................................................................. 67

Setting Up Digital Channels ...................... ............. .. ............. ...................................... ............ 79

When and Why to Turn On MagniVu........... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...................................................... 81

Using M agniVu ........................................... ......... .. ....... .. ....... .. ......... ................................. 81

Setting Up the RF Inputs.. ............. .. ................................................. .. ............. .. ..................... 82

Trigger Setup .................... .. ............. .. ..................................... .. ..................................... .. ...... 87

Triggering Concepts............................................................................................................. 87

Choosing a Trigger Type............ .. ............. ...................................... ............. .. ........................ 90

Selecting Triggers ................ .. ............................... .. ...................... ......... .. ...................... .. ...91

Triggering on Buses............................................................................................................. 93

Checking Trigger Se ttings .... ......... .. ....... .. ....... .. ......... ............................................................ 97

Using Sequence Trigger (A (Main) and B (Delayed))................................. .. ............. .. ........................ 98

Starting and Stopping an Acquisition.......................... ........................ .. ...................... .. ............. 100

Display Waveform or Trace Data .................................................................................................. 101

Adding and Removing a Waveform ...... .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ....... 101

Setting the Display Style and Persistence ................................................................................... 101

Setting Waveform Intensity ................................................................................................... 105

Scaling and Positioning a Waveform......................................................................................... 106

Setting Input Parameters .. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ....... 107

Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals ...................... .. ...................... .. ......................................... 111

Positioning, Scaling, and Grouping Digital Channels... .. ...................... .. ...................... .. .................... 111

Viewing Digital Channels .................... .. ............................... .. ............................... .. ............. 113

Annotating the Screen . ............... ........................................................................................ 113

Viewing the Trigger Frequency ..... .. ........................... ........................... ........................... ....... 114

Displaying the Frequency Domain Menu..................................................................................... 115

Analyze Waveform or Trace Data..... .. ............. .. ............. .. ............................................................. 119

Using M arkers in the Frequency Domain ................................................................. ......... ......... . 119

Taking Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain ...................................................................... 122

Selecting Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain ................................................................... 123

Customizing an Automatic Measurement in the Time Domain.............................................................. 126

Taking Automatic Measurements in the Frequency Domain . ..................... .. .................................. .. .... 130

Taking Digital Voltmeter Measurements...................................................................................... 131

Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors ...... ..................... .................................................. .... 132

Setting Up a Histogram ....................................................................................................... 136

Using Math Waveforms....................................................................................................... 139

Using FFT ..................................................................................................................... 140

Using Advanced Math......................................................................................................... 143

Using Spectrum Math ........... ............. .. ............. ...................................... ............. .. ............. 144

Using Reference Waveforms and Traces.................................................................................... 145

Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms................................... .. ............. .. .... 147

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