Operating
Instructions—7B53A/7B53AN
Operators
2. Take
the reciprocal
of
the time duration to determine
the frequency.
Example.
The
frequency of the signal shown in
Fig. 1-13
which
has a time period
of 0.5 millisecond
is:
Frequency =
Risetime
Measurements
Risetime measurements
employ
basically the same
techniques
as time-duration measurements. The main differ
ence is the
points between which the measurement is made.
The following
procedure
gives the basic
method of
measuring risetime
between the
10% and 90% points of the
waveform.
Falltime can
be measured in the same manner on
the
trailing edge of
the waveform.
1.
Connect
the signal to
be displayed to the input of the
vertical
unit.
TABLE
1-2
Risetime Measurements
Vertical
display
(divisions)
10% and 90%
points
Divisions
vertically
between
10% and 90%
points
4
0.4 and
3.6 divisions
3.2
5
0.5 and
4.5
divisions
4.0
6
0.6 and
5.4
divisions
4.8
7
0.7
and 6.3 divisions
5.6
8
0.8 and
7.22
divisions
6.4
8.
Adjust the horizontal POSITION
control to move the
10% point
of the
waveform to the second vertical line of
the graticule.
For example, with a five-division display
as
shown
in
Fig.
1-14, the 10% point is 0.5 division up from
the start of the
rising portion.
2.
Set
the Vertical and
Horizontal Mode switches on the
indicator oscilloscope to display the plug-in unit used.
9.
Measure the horizontal distance between the
10% and
90%
points.
Be sure
the VARIABLE control
is set to CAL.
3. Set the Volts/Division
switch and the Variable
Volts/Division
control of the
vertical unit to produce a
signal
an
exact number
of divisions in amplitude.
10. Multiply the distance
measured
in step 9 by the
setting of the
TIME/DIV
OR
DLY TIME switch.
4.
Center
the display about the center horizontal
graticule
line with the vertical
unit Position control.
5.
Set
the
MAIN TRIGGERING controls to obtain a
stable
display.
6.
Set the
TIME/DIV
OR DLY TIME switch to the
fastest sweep
rate
that displays less than
eight divisions
between
the
10% and 90% points on the waveform.
7.
Determine
the
10% and 90% points on the rising
portion
of the waveform. The figures given in Table 1-2 are
for
the points
10% up from
the start of the rising portion
and
10% down
from
the top of the rising
portion
(90%
point).
Fig. 1-14.
Measuring risetime.
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