Analyzing a waveform
Area measurement descriptions
Area measurements
Measurement
Description
Area
A voltage over time measurement. The measurement returns the area over the entire
waveform or gated region in volt-seconds. Area measured above ground is positive;
area measured below ground is negative.
Cycle Area
A voltage over time measurement. The measurement is the area over the
fi
rst cycle
in the waveform or the
fi
rst cycle in the gated region expressed in volt-seconds. The
area above the common reference point is positive, and the area below the common
reference point is negative.
Taking a measurement on just a part of the waveform (Gating)
Gating
sets the automatic measurements to use only a speci
fi
ed part of a waveform for the measurements. The
Gating
function applies to all channels and all measurements (in other words, you cannot set a different gating region for individual
measurements or different channels).
1.
Push
Measure
.
2.
Push the
Gating
side-menu button.
3.
Use the
Multipurpose
knob to select and click the area of the waveform to use for taking measurements (
Off (Full
Record)
,
Screen
,
Between Cursors
)
If selecting
Between Cursors
, use the
Multipurpose
knob to select and move the
gating cursors to mark the waveform area
to use for automatic measurements.
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