User`s guide

Trigger Options
The Trigger Dialog Bar enables the user to set up trigger sources and conditions on the DTS or
SIA instrument.
Trigger - Select trigger source.
Trigger Method - Select Auto to set the trigger threshold voltage to
the 50% voltage point of the Pulsefind values on the selected
trigger channel. Voltage is displayed in "Trigger Voltage." Select
"User" to manually enter a threshold voltage in "trigger Voltage."
Limits are +/- 1.1 volts.
Trigger Voltage - Displays the threshold voltage used to trigger the
instrument. If User is selected in the Trigger Method box, the user
can enter a value. Limits are +/- 1.1 volts.
Trigger Edge - Selects the rising or falling edge to trigger the
instrument.
View Options
The View Options menu enables the user to change the
oscilloscope display. The following settings can be specified
or modified to customize your view:
Mode
Dot Connect - Measurements are displayed as a point-to-point,
straight-line plot.
Persistence - Measurements are displayed as individual dots in
the plot window.
Delay - the minimum time delay from the trigger event to the
measure event
Range - the full time span of the display
Resolution - the granularity of the display
Hits per Measure - Determines the number of time measurements
that will be made for each edge or point on the plot.
The
View pull-down menu at the top of the dialog bar provides
the user with two ways to see the acquired measurement data.
Time – Time domain plot of the signal
Summary – Text in a table format, used for pass/fail testing,
displays the comparisons to the output settings
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