LeCroy LSA1000, Operator'S Manual

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Measure
Measuring signal characteristics and analyzing performance
is at the heart of all test and measurement systems. Some
instruments can measure parameters, but analyzing their
statistics can be a time-
consuming chore. LeCroy’s
parameter measurements and statistics allow worst-case
analysis of performance and make the process much faster.
Parameters
The LSA1000 can determine certain signal properties
automatically,
using signal parameters. For common
measurements on a signal, parameters can be measured in
either in the amplitude or time domain. Most users measure the
same waveform parameters, such as risetime, falltime, pulse
width, overshoot, undershoot, peak voltage, peak-to-peak
voltage, maximum, minimum, standard deviation, rms value,
frequency, and period. The LSA1000's standard parameters are
listed and described in Appendix C of this manual
*
.
Waveform Math
Waveform mathematics can yield final answers instead of raw
data. For example, inputs from voltage and current transformers
can be multiplied together to calculate power. An important
LeCroy LSA1000 feature is the ability to ‘daisy-chain’ math
functions: a power trace can be integrated to calculate energy,
for instance.
* A wide range of additional parameters are available in the
specialized software packages, such as WP03, described in
those packages' Operator's Manuals.