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Triggering on a B Event
Use this trigger sequence to trigger the instrument after a specified number of B events.
1
Set the A trigger type and source from the A Event tab in the Trigger Setup control
window.
2
Set the B trigger type and source from the B Event tab.
3
Select the A->B Seq tab, and then click Trig on nth Event.
4
Click the Trig Event control, and then enter the number of B events that should occur
before starting the acquisition after the A event.
Setting up a Histogram
Use these steps to set up a histogram.
1
Click Waveform Histograms on the Measure menu.
2
Use the Channel Selector tabs to select the waveform, and then use the other instrument
controls to position the waveform in the center of the screen.
3
In the Histogram Mode section, click either Horiz or Vert to turn on the histogram.
4
Click Location under Adjust Histogram Box, and then use the multipurpose knobs to
position the histogram box over the area of interest on the waveform.
5
Click Limits button under the Adjust Histogram Box, and then use the multipurpose knobs
to adjust the size of the histogram box.
6
Select the type of scaling by clicking either Linear or Log under the Histogram Scaling.
Click the waveform handle to select the waveform (the waveform is selected if the waveform
handle appears in reverse video). Hold the left mouse button and drag across the segment of the
waveform that you want the histogram to cover and then select
Histogram
from the pop-up list
on the screen.
To turn off the histogram, click and drag a box across the screen and select
Histogram Off
or
right-click on a histogram box and select
Turn Histogram Off
from the shortcut menu.
Taking Automated Measurements on Histogram
Data
Use the following steps to take automatic measurements on histogram data.
1
Set up a histogram box over the waveform on the screen.
2
Open the Measurement Setup control window and select the Histogram tab.
3
Click the histogram measurement buttons to add the measurements to the list.
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