HP 83480A User Manual

Waveform Measurements
Standard Waveform Denitions
Vamp Vamp = Vtop 0 Vbase or Ptop 0 Pbase
The base value may be equal to the min value and the top value may be
equal to the max value for many waveforms, such as triangle waveforms.
Figure 7-9 shows where these waveform denitions occur.
Figure
7-9.
Waveform
denitions
used to
make
voltage
measurements.
Several
of
the
voltage
measurements
require
threshold
and
edge information
before
they
can
be
made
.
Vavg
cycle V
avg
cycle
=
average
voltage
of
the
rst
cycle
of
the
signal
Vavg Vavg = average voltage of all data on the display
dc Vrms
dc Vrms =
q
( v
2
( t ))
n
ac
Vrms
ac
Vrms
=
p
(
v
(
t
)
0
V
av
g
)(
v
(
td )
0
V
av
g
)
=n
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HP 83480A Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	83480A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English