User Manual

Application Examples
Taking Cursor
Measurements
You can use the cursors to quickly take time and amplitude measurements on
a waveform.
Measuring Ri
ng Frequency
and Amplitude
To measure the ring frequency at the r ising edge of a signal, follow these steps:
1. Push the Cursor button to see the Cursor Menu.
2. Push Type ► Time.
3. Push Sourc
e ► CH1.
4. Push the Cursor 1 option button.
5. Turn the multipurpose knob to place a cursor on the first peak of the ring.
6. Push the Cursor 2 option button.
7. Turn the multipurpose knob to place a cursor on the second peak of the ring.
You can see the Δ (delta) time and frequency (the measured ring frequency)
in the Cursor Menu.
Type
Time
Source
CH1
Δt 540.0ns
1/Δt 1.852MHz
ΔV0.44V
Cursor1
180ns
1.40V
Cursor2
720ns
0.96V
8. Push Type ► Amplitude.
9. Push the Cursor 1 option button.
1
0.
T
urn the multipurpose knob to place a cursor on the first peak of the ring.
11. Push the Cursor 2 option button.
12. Turn the multipurpose knob to place Cursor 2 on the lowest part of the ring.
You can see the amplitude of the ring in the Cursor Menu.
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