HP 83480A User Manual

Histogram Menu
A histogram is a probability distribution that shows the distribution of
acquired data within a user-denable, histogram window.You can display
the histogram either vertically for voltage measurements or horizontally for
timing measurements.
The two most common uses for histograms are measuring and characterizing
noise or jitter on displayed waveforms. Noise is measured by sizing the
histogram window to a narrow portion of time and observing a vertical
histogram
that
measures
the
noise
on
an
edge
.
Jitter
is
measured
by
sizing
the histogram
window to
a narrow
portion of
voltage
and
observing
a
horizontal histogram
that measures
the jitter
on an
edge
.
Several
histogram
based
measurement
routines have
been automated
and
consolidated
as
part
of
the
Measure Eye
menu. T
o
display
the
Histogram
menu,
press
4
Histogram
5
.
Refer
to
\Measure
Eye
Menu"
in
Chapter
6
for
more
information.
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HP 83480A Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	83480A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English