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LabMaster 10 Zi Oscilloscopes
Sequence Sampling Mode – Working
with Segments
Using Sequence Mode, thousands of trigger events can be stored as
segments into the oscilloscope's memory (the exact number depends
on oscilloscope model and memory options). This is ideal when
capturing many fast pulses in quick succession or when capturing few
events separated by long time periods. The instrument can capture
complicated sequences of events over large time intervals in fine detail,
while ignoring the uninteresting periods between the events. You can
also make time measurements between events on selected segments
using the full precision of the acquisition timebase.
Sequence mode offers a number of unique capabilities:
You can acquire up to four channels simultaneously.
You can minimize dead time between trigger events for
consecutive segments.
You can view time stamps for acquisitions.
You can zoom segments or used them as input to math functions.
You can combine sequence mode with an advanced trigger to
isolate a rare event, capture all instances over hours or days, and
view/analyze each afterwards.
You can use Sequence mode in remote operation to take full
advantage of the instrument's high data-transfer capability.
In Sequence mode, the complete waveform consists of a number of
fixed-size segments acquired in single-shot mode (see the instrument
specifications for the limits). The oscilloscope uses the sequence
timebase setting to determine the capture duration of each segment as
10 x time/div. With this setting, the oscilloscope uses the desired
number of segments, maximum segment length, and total available
memory to determine the actual number of samples or segments, and
time or points.
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