4 Press the [Cursors] key.
5 Set the Y2 cursor to the top of the signal, and set Y1 to the bottom of
6 Move the Y1 and Y2 cursors to the intersection of the signal and the Y
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7 Calculate the phase difference using the formula below.
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the signal.
Note the Y value at the bottom of the display. In this example, we are
using the Y cursors, but you could have used the X cursors instead.
axis. Again, note the Y value.
Phase difference measurements, automatic and using cursors
For example, if the first Y value is 1.688 and the second Y value is
1.031:
sin = second Y
first Y =
1.031
1.688 ;
= 37.65 degrees of phase shift
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