Analyze Wavefor
morTraceData
1. The zoomed-in portion of the analog
time is shown by brackets. In the figure
to the right, t
his time is outside of the RF
acquisition time.
2. The RF acquisi
tion time is shown by a
pair of vertical brackets.
3. The spectrum
time indicator turns gray
when there is no RF data to display, as
in the figure to the right. It will turn back
to orange if
you move the spectrum time
so that it occurs inside the RF acquisition
time.
Limit and Mask Testing
Monitor an active input signal against a mask and output pass or fail results by judging whether the input signal is within the
bounds of
the mask. To set up and run a limit or mask test, do the following:
1. Select
or create the mask.
2. Set up
the test.
3. Run th
e test and view the results.
Create or Select the Mask
The three mask types you can create or select are: limit test, standard, and custom.
Create a limit test mask.
1. Push the front-panel Default Setup button.
2. Connect your probe from your oscilloscope
to the mask source.
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