Measurement Setup: Time Capture Mode - HP 3563A Operating Manual

Using The Time Capture Mode

Measurement Setup: Time Capture Mode

M easurement Setup: Ti m e Capture Mode
The steps necessary to set up a measurement in time-capture mode are different than those used for
linear resolution or log resolution and swept-sine modes. To perform a time-capture measurement,
you first capture the data (to the analyzer's internal memory), then measure the captured data. The
remainder of this chapter details the steps necessary to set up a time capture measurement, which
are as follows:
Capture the Data
1. Connect the analyzer to your device under test. See chapter
connections; see chapter
measurement.
Preset the analyzer (optional): press
2.
options).
3. Select time-capture mode: press
4. Configure the input: press
5. View the input signal (if necessary): press
6. Set up the source (if necessary): press
SPCL FCTN menu.
7. Set the input range: press
8. Select the capture channel: press
9. Set the capture length: press
Set the time length or frequency span: press
10.
1 1 . Set up triggering: press
Start the capture: press
12.
13. View the captured data: press
TIME RECORD and
14.
View the capture header (if desired): press
CAPTUR HEADER.
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PRESET
M EAS MODE
I NPUT CONFIG.
VIEW I NPUT .
SOURCE.
RANGE. (See chapter 7, "Input Setup," for details).
SELECT M EAS
M EAS MODE, CAPTUR SELECT, CAPTUR LENGTH.
SELECT TRIG. (See chapter 7, "Input Setup," for details).
MEAS MODE, CAPTUR SELECT, START CAPTUR.
VIEW INPUT
LINEAR S PEC).
M EAS MODE, CAPTUR SELECT
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(see chapter for a description of the preset
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followed by TIME CAPTUR.
(See chapter 7 for details).
If necessary, set up source protection in the
followed by C H 1 ACTIVE
FREQ.
(use the capture pointer and
CH 2 ACTIVE.
or
TIME BUFFER,
followed by