User Manual

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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 ...................... ............. .. ............. ...................................... ............ 81
When and Why to Turn On MagniVu........... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...................................................... 83
Using M agniVu ........................................... ......... .. ....... .. ....... .. ......... ................................. 83
Setting Up the RF Inputs.. ............. .. ................................................. .. ............. .. ..................... 84
Trigger Setup . ..................................... .. ............. .. ..................................... .. ........................... 89
Triggering Concepts............................................................................................................. 89
Choosing a Trigger Type........................... .. ............. .. ................................................. .. ......... 92
Selecting Triggers ................ .. ............................... .. ...................... ......... .. ...................... .. ...93
Triggering on Buses............................................................................................................. 95
Checking Trigger Se ttings .... .. ......... ............................... ......... .. ........................................ .. . 100
Using Sequence Trigger (A (Main) and B (Delayed))................................. .. ............. .. ...................... 100
Starting and Stopping an Acquisition.......................... ........................ .. ...................... .. ............. 102
Display Waveform or Trace Data .................................................................................................. 103
Adding and Removing a Waveform ...... .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ....... 103
Setting the Display Style and Persistence ................................................................................... 103
Setting Waveform Intensity ................................................................................................... 107
Scaling and Positioning a Waveform......................................................................................... 108
Setting Input Parameters .. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ....... 109
Positioning and Labeling Bus Signals ...................... .. ...................... .. ........................................ 113
Positioning, Scaling, and Grouping Digital Channels... .. ...................... .. ...................... .. ................... 113
Viewing Digital Channels .................... .. ............................... .. ............................... .. ............. 115
Annotating the Screen . ............... ........................................................................................ 115
Viewing the Trigger Frequency .......................... ........................... .. ......................... .. ............. 116
Displaying the Frequency Domain Menu..................................................................................... 117
Analyze Waveform or Trace Data..... .. ............. .. ............. .. ............................................................. 121
Using M arkers in the Frequency Domain .......................................... ......... .. ....... .. ....... .. ......... .... 121
Taking Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain ...................................................................... 124
Selecting Automatic Measurements in the Time Domain ................................................................... 125
Customizing an Automatic Measurement in the Time Domain.............................................................. 128
Taking Automatic Measurements in the Frequency Domain . ..................... .. .................................. .. .... 132
Taking Digital Voltmeter Measurements...................................................................................... 133
Taking Manual Measurements with Cursors ...... ..................... .................................................. .... 134
Setting Up a Histogram ....................................................................................................... 138
Using Math Waveforms....................................................................................................... 141
Using FFT ..................................................................................................................... 142
Using Advanced Math......................................................................................................... 145
Using Spectrum Math ........... ............. .. ............. ...................................... ............. .. ............. 146
Using Reference Waveforms and Traces.................................................................................... 147
Using Wave Inspector to Manage Long Record Length Waveforms................................... .. ............. .. .... 149
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