Analog channel operating basics
Acquiring a signal ......................................................................................................................................... 67
Quickly display a waveform (Autoset) .......................................................................................................... 67
Set Horizontal parameters ........................................................................................................................... 69
How to trigger on a signal ............................................................................................................................ 69
Set the acquisition mode .............................................................................................................................. 71
Start and stop an acquisition ........................................................................................................................ 72
Add a channel waveform to the display ....................................................................................................... 72
Configure channel and waveform settings ................................................................................................... 73
Add a math, reference, or bus waveform ..................................................................................................... 77
Add a measurement ..................................................................................................................................... 78
Configure a measurement ............................................................................................................................ 80
Delete a Measurement or Search badge ..................................................................................................... 81
Add a plot of a measurement ....................................................................................................................... 82
Display a Histogram plot .............................................................................................................................. 84
Display a Time Trend plot ............................................................................................................................ 84
Display a Spectrum plot ............................................................................................................................... 84
Display an XY or XYZ plot ............................................................................................................................ 85
Display an FFT math waveform ................................................................................................................... 85
Display a BH curve plot for Magnetic Property measurement (Option 5-PWR, SUP5-PWR, or 5-PS2 only)
..................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Display an I vs (integral of) V plot for I vs V measurement (Option 5-PWR, SUP5-PWR, or 5-PS2 only) ... 86
Display an Inductance Curve plot for Inductance measurement (Option 5-PWR, SUP5-PWR, or 5-PS2 only)
..................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Display a Safe Operating Area (SOA) measurement and plot (option 5-PWR, SUP5-PWR, or 5-PS2 only)
..................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Display a power Switching Loss (SWL) Trajectory plot (option 5-PWR, SUP5-PWR, or 5-PS2 only) ........ 87
Display instantaneous power and energy plots from the Power Quality measurement. (option 5-PWR, SUP5-
PWR, or 5-PS2 only) ............................................................................................................................. 87
Display a Harmonics Bar Graph plot for the Power Harmonics measurement (Option 5-PWR, SUP5-PWR,
or 5-PS2 only) ........................................................................................................................................ 87
Add a Search ............................................................................................................................................... 88
Change waveform view settings .................................................................................................................. 89
Display and configure cursors ...................................................................................................................... 90
Using Default Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 91
Using Fast Acq ............................................................................................................................................. 92
Add a note to a view ..................................................................................................................................... 93
Delete a Note ............................................................................................................................................... 94
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