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3-1-3. Set the Record Length
Background
The number of samples that can be stored is set
by the record length. Record length is important in
an oscilloscope as it allows longer waveforms to be
recorded.
The maximum record length for the DCS-1000B
depends on operating mode. The table below
describes the record lengths that are available for
each mode.
Limitations
Record
Length
Normal Zoom FFT
FFT in Zoom
Window
1k
✓
✗
✓
✗
10k
✓
✓
✓
✓
100k
✓
✓
✓
✓
1M
✓
✓
✓
✗
10M
✓
✓
✗
✗
Panel Operation 1. Press the
Acquire
key.
Acquire
2. Press the
Record Length
key on
the bottom menu and choose the
record length.
Record length 1000, 10k, 100k, 1M, 10M
points
Note
The sampling rate may also be changed when the
record length is changed.
3-2. Segmented Memory Acquisition (Option)
The advanced segmented memory utility allows the scope memory
to be divided into different segments. Each time the scope is
triggered, it only acquires data for one segment of memory at a time.
This allows you to optimize the scope memory to only perform signal
acquisition during important signal events.
For example, for a signal with a number of pulses, normally the
oscilloscope will acquire the signal until the acquisition memory of
the scope is filled up and then it will re-arm the trigger and then
capture again. This could result in a number of events not being
captured or captured at a less-than-desired resolution (depending
on the horizontal scale and sampling rate). However, the segmented
memory function would effectively allow you to capture more of the