LeCroy LSA1000, Operator'S Manual

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Foreword
LSA1000: Legacy of the Oscilloscope
I n t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n a n d i t s c o m p a n i o n , t h e
L S A 1 0 0 0 R e m o t e C o n t ro l M a n u a l , re f e re n c e s a r e
t o b e f o u n d t o f u n c t i o n s n o t d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e t o
t h e L SA 1 0 0 0 .
So m e e x a m p l e s a r e r e f e r e n c e s t o
"t i m e / d i v " , " c u rs o r s " , a n d " d i s p l a y ".
Their presence in dedicated LSA1000 manuals is owing to the
legacy of LeCroy DSOs (Digital Storage Oscilloscopes) in the
development of the LSA1000. Although the current practicability
of these functions may not immediately be apparent, the basic
concepts to which they adhere remain valid for the LSA1000,
and the functions are supported by remote control commands.
Moreover, in order to maintain compatibility, the LSA1000’s
remote commands have been made a subset of the commands
for the LeCroy digital oscilloscopes.
Terminology borrowed from the oscilloscope should thus be
understood to refer to the LSA1000
conceptually , as if it
possessed an oscilloscope display. It should be noted, for
example, that all commands that refer to "divisions" on a DSO
are applicable to the LSA1000: there are eight divisions full scale
in the vertical (voltage) direction, and 10 divisions in the
horizontal (time) axis.