TDS1000/2000-Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual 11
Understanding Oscilloscope Functions
This chapter contains informati on on what you need to understand
before you use an oscilloscope. To useyour oscilloscope effectively,
you need to learn about the following oscilloscope functions:
HSetting up the oscilloscope
HTriggering
HAcquiring signals (waveforms)
HScaling and positioning waveforms
HMeasuring waveforms
The figure below shows a block diagram of the various functions of
the oscilloscope and theirrelationship to each other.
Vertical:
gain and
position
Each
channel
Trigger
Ext
AC Line
Acquire data:
mode and
time base
Waveform
record:
2500 points
Display
Computer
interface
(TDS2CMA)