Reference; Acquire - Tektronix TDS2000C series User Manual

Reference

Acquire

Key Points
TDS2000C and TDS1000C-EDU Series Oscilloscope User Manual
This chapter describes the menus and operating details associated with each
front-panel menu button or control.
Push the Acquire button to set acquisition parameters.
Options Settings
Sample
Peak Detect
Average
Averages 4, 16, 64, 128
If you probe a noisy square wave signal that contains intermittent, narrow glitches,
the waveform displayed will vary depending on the acquisition mode you choose.
Sample
Sample. Use Sample acquisition mode to acquire 2500 points and display them at
the horizontal scale (seconds/division) setting. Sample mode is the default mode.
Sample acquisition intervals (2500)
• Sample points
Sample mode acquires a single sample point in each interval.
The oscilloscope samples at the following rates:
Comments
Use to acquire and accurately display most
waveforms; this is the default mode
Use to detect glitches and reduce the
possibility of aliasing
Use to reduce random or uncorrelated noise
in the signal display; the number of averages
is selectable
Select number of averages
Peak Detect Average
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