Tektronix DPO2304SX, Printable Help

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Vertical bar cursors
From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Controls, or press the front panel Cursors button.
To use
1. To use the vertical bar cursors, click V Bars in one of the cursor control windows or highlight Cursor Type from the Cursors
menu, and then select V-bars from the submenu.
2. Use the multipurpose knobs to move the cursors.
3. Use the cursor Source drop-down list boxes to select the waveform you want to measure.
Behavior
Vertical bar cursors measure horizontal parameters. Typically horizontal parameters are in time or frequency.
The cursor readouts appear near the bottom of the graticule when a control window is open. When the control windows are
closed, the readouts appear at the bottom of the screen.
For time domain waveforms, each cursor has its own readout relative to the trigger point. The Δ (delta) value shows the time
difference between the cursor values, or the frequency associated with the period between the cursors (Hz = 1/time).
For frequency domain signals, each cursor has its own readout relative to 0 Hz. The Δ value shows the difference in the
frequencies between the cursors.
You can also use vertical bar cursors with measurement gating. Measurement gating enables you to limit automatic
measurements to within the boundaries of the vertical bar cursors rather than use the entire display width.
What do you want to do next?
Learn more about the Cursor controls.
Go to a step-by-step procedure for taking cursor measurements.
Learn more about measurement gating.
Waveform cursors
From the Cursor menu, select Cursor Controls, or press the front panel Cursors button.
To use
1. To use the waveform cursors, click Waveform in one of the cursor control windows or from the Cursors menu, highlight
Cursor Type, and then select Waveform from the submenu.
2. Use the multipurpose knobs to move the cursors.
3. Use the cursor Source drop-down list boxes to select the waveform you want to measure.
Behavior
Waveform cursors can measure parameters on the same waveform or on different waveforms. The cursors measure vertical
parameters (typically volts) and horizontal parameters (typically time or frequency) simultaneously. An X identifies the cursor
location at the point where the cursors intersect the waveform.
The cursor readouts appear near the bottom of the graticule when a control window is open. When the control windows are
closed, the readouts appear at the bottom of the screen.
One Δ (delta) value shows the voltage difference between the two cursors while the other Δ value shows the time (or frequency)
difference between the cursor values.
What do you want to do next?
Cursor setups
92 DPO70000SX, MSO/DPO70000DX, MSO/DPO70000C, DPO7000C, and MSO/DPO5000B Series