Track Vs. Trend - Teledyne LabMaster 10 Zi Series Operator's Manual

LabMaster 10 Zi Oscilloscopes

Track vs. Trend

Both Track and Trend are tools that can be used to plot measurement
data and observe variations with respect to time. Differences between
Track and Trend are summarized in the following table:
Characteristic
Representation
Behavior
Time Correlation to
Other Data
Monitors an
Evolution in the
Frequency Domain
Monitors the
Evolution of a
Measurement
Parameter over
Several Acquisitions
Ensures No Lost
Measurement Data
In general, Track is the tool to use if you want to capture a continuous
stream of data spaced closely together. To understand the change in a
parameter with time, Trend can be used if your data is spaced widely
apart and longer than the dead-time of the oscilloscope between
acquisitions. Think of Trend as a strip chart recorder for your
oscilloscope.
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Track
Parameter value
vs. time
Non-cumulative
(resets after every
acquisition).
Unlimited number
of events
Yes
Yes
No. Track resets
after every
acquisition.
Yes. Maximum time
period that can be
captured is limited
by acquisition
memory and
sampling rate.
Trend
Parameter value vs. event
Cumulative over several
acquisitions up to 1 million
events
No
No. Trend points are not
evenly spaced in time and
therefore cannot be used for
an FFT.
Yes
No. Since data can be
accumulated over many
acquisitions, and since the
oscilloscope takes time to
calculate measurement values
and to display data before the
trigger is re-armed, data can
be missed.
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