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Chapter 3 : Application & Examples
Example 1: Taking Simple Measurements
To see a signal in a circuit, but the amplitude and frequency are unknown. You want
to quickly display the signal and measure the frequency, period, and peak-to-peak
amplitude.
To quickly display a signal
，
do these steps as follow:
1. Set the probe and the channel attenuations to 10X
2. Connect signal to CH1 with the probe
3. Press the AUTO button
The oscilloscope sets the vertical, horizontal, and trigger controls automatically. To
optimize the display of the waveform, you could adjust these controls manually.
Selecting Automatic Measurements
The oscilloscope could take automatic measurements on most signals. To measure
the frequency and peak-to-peak amplitude, do these steps as follow:
1. Measure peak-to-peak amplitude
Press MEASURE
→
Source
→
CH1
to set measurement source
Press Voltage
→
Voltage1/3 to select measurement page
Press Vpp to select peak-to-peak measurements and the result will be displayed
on the screen.
2. Measure frequency
Press Time
→
Time1/3 to select measurement page
Press Freq to select frequency measurements
3. Measure period
Press Time
→
Time1/3 to select measurement page
Press Period to select period measurements
NOTE:
The frequency, period, and peak-to-peak measurements are shown on the
screen and are updated periodically.
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User Manual for DS5000 Series