Operating Basics
80E00 ElectricalSampling Modules User Manual 13
HIf you pressthe button and the channel is not currently acquiring (for any
channel or math waveform),then the instrument activates (turns on) the
channel.
HIf you press the button and the channel is currentlyactive as a channel
waveform, then the instrumentselects the channel waveform.
HIf the channel waveform is already selected when you press the chan nel
button, the instrument turns thechannel off.
The TEKPROBE connector provides support for accessories requiring
TEKPROBE SMA support at levels 1 and 2. The connector provides power and
control to attached accessories, by the main ins trument.
On modules with TDR capability,the red TDR ON light indicates whether the
step generatoris sending out a step through the signal connector. The main
instrument turns this on oroff.
System InteractionYoursampling module is a part of a larger instrument system. Most of the
sampling-module functions, such as verticaland horizontal scale, are controlled
automaticallyby the main instrument. You do not directly control these
parameters;they are controlled for you as you perform tasks on the main
instrument. The parametersthat you control from the sampling module front
panel arecovered in Front-Panel Controls on page 12.
Youalso control external channel attenuation from the main instrument.External
Attenuation enablesyou to enter a number representing external attenuation you
have added to a channel.
Commands From the Main InstrumentFront PanelThe VerticalS etup dialog box accesses the sampling module controls. This
dialog box is shown in Figure 6.
Youfirst select the channel in the Waveformsection of the dialog box. Then you
select the Setup Scale, Position, Chann elO ffset, Deskew,Un its, or External
Attenuation boxes to change those settings.
Detailed informationon this dialog box can be found in the online help accessed
from the main instrument.