User`s guide

Making a Histogram Measurement
Setup Directions
On the Dialog bar menu along the right side of the initial GigaView screen, select , then .
The Dialog Bar menu default settings allows users, under most conditions, to immediately begin making
measurements. Once the tool is open, users may reconfigure the Dialog bar menus for optimum viewing.
Once the menus are configured a basic measurement can be made.
To make a measurement, ensure that the signal meets the current input specifications (see Signal Levels) for
the unit. Connect to a measurement channel and choose that channel on the Dialog bar to the right. Set Hits
per Edge to the number of time measurements that you want in a histogram.
• Verify that a signal is connected to any channel and that the proper channel is chosen in the menu.
• Click on Pulse Find on the tool bar. Verify the voltage levels and close out the pulse find box.
• Click on the Single Acquire button or press the Run/Cycle button allowing the instrument to
accumulate a continuous series of measurements.
• Press the Single Acquire button or the Stop button to stop the cycling process.
Connect to IN of any channel.
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