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Tektronix CSA8000B User Manual

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Measuring Waveforms

CSA8000B & TDS8000B User Manual

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Use the procedure that follows to set gates on a measurement source, which
forces the measurement to be taken over a segment of the waveform (otherwise,
the entire waveform feeds the measurement).

Overview

To gate a measurement

Related control elements and resources

Prerequisites 1.

Set up as from last procedure.

See To Take an Automatic Measurement on

page 3--24

Access the

gates

2.

From the application menu bar, select Setup, and then
select Measurement. See right.

Enable and

position the

gates

3.

Select the Region tab to expose the gate controls. Click
to check the box as indicated at right to turn gating on
and to display the gates on screen.

4.

If Annotations are not on, click the Annotations box, or
the gates will not display.

5.

Use the G1 (Gate1) and G2 spin controls (or click ands
type in values--see right) to adjust the gates on screen
such that the area to measure is between the gates.

Tip. Values are entered as a % of the waveform,
displayed from left to right. If no keyboard is installed,
access the virtual keyboard and use the touch screen to
enter values.

Check to display gates

Vary to position gates

Access to virtual keyboard

To Localize a

Measurement

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