Table 3 12: Measurement Mode Comparison - Tektronix 11801C User Manual

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Table 3 12: Measurement Mode Comparison

Software
Functions All measurements
except Noise, Jit
ter, and SNR avail
able.
Trace All trace expres
Complexity sions supported.
Not for random
data, such as eye
patterns.
Display Any display mode.
Restrictions Measurements are
taken from a
single trace re
cord, regardless
of display mode.
Resolution Affected by dis
played vertical
size and trace
functions (e.g., av
eraging) and
smoothing.
Speed Slower
Hardware Statistics
Limited to 7 timing Full range of mea
measurements. surements avail
able, except fre
quency domain
measurements
Only traces with All trace expres
out arithmetic op sions that include
erators or func an active channel
tions are allowed. are supported. For
Averaging and en random data such
veloping are al as eye patterns.
lowed, but the
measurement is
taken from unav
eraged samples.
Not for random
data, such as eye
patterns.
Any display mode. Color graded
Measurements are mode only. One
taken from a active trace per
single trace re graticule.
cord, regardless
of display mode.
Unaffected by dis Affected by dis
play or functions. played vertical
Only sampling size and trace
head smoothing functions (e.g., av
will affect hard eraging), smooth
ware measure ing, and dual grat
ments. icules Limited to
512 point record
length.
Faster Updated when
color graded data
base is updated
(selectable be
tween 5 and 100
seconds) or when
a measurement
parameter
changes, such as
mesial level.
Measurements
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