GW Instek GDS-122 User Manual - Manual (Page 34)

Using the Oscilloscope
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Acquiring data In the software, select
Communications – Get Data
from the menu. Alternatively,
you may click the Get data
icon, or press the Ctrl + A
key.
Acquiring the GDS-122 display snapshot
When the “Bitmap” format is selected in the GDS‐
122 display carry setting, the software acquires the
display snapshot (*.bmp) at the moment. Save the
file in the local folder and use a graphic software
to open and edit it.
Acquiring the GDS-122 waveform
When the “Vectors” format is selected in the GDS‐
122 display carry setting, the software acquires the
waveform data (*.bin) at the moment.
1. The waveform data will be stored in the PC
memory to allow to be recalled later (page
191H
79).
Edit the location and click Start.
2. The waveform appears in the software screen.
Connecting the GDS-122 to the software is completed
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Configuring the screen
Overview This section introduces how to configure the
following parameters in the software screen
(waveform viewing mode) to optimize the user
interface.
• Background color
• Grid color
• Grid on/off
• Drawing format
• Language
• Closing the software
Screen overview
Tool bar
& Icons
Vertical scale
Waveform
list
Cursor type
Measurement
result
CH2
CH1
File
location Model name
Horizontal
scale
Changing the
background
color
To change the background color,
select View > Background Color
from the menu and select the
new color from the color palette
that appears. Alternatively, you
can also double click inside the
screen to call the color palette.
Black background White background