192h – GW Instek GDS-122 User Manual User Manual

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Using

the

Oscilloscope

63B

Viewing the waveforms

Overview

This section introduces how to modify the
waveform settings for better viewings.

•

Selecting the displayed waveforms

•

Refreshing the waveforms

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Selecting the active waveform

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Changing the waveform positions

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Changing the waveform scales

•

Viewing the automatic measurement results

Screen overview

Vertical scale

Waveform

list

Measurement

result

CH2

CH1

Horizontal

scale

Active waveform

Selecting the

displayed

waveforms

In the left bottom corner of the screen, put a
checkmark in the waveform that needs to appear.
Maximum six waveforms are available: CH1, CH2,
A, B, C, D. Waveforms A to D have to be stored in
the GDS‐122 hardware beforehand (see page

192H

54 for

details).

(CH1, CH2 selected)

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Refreshing the

waveforms

In the software, select
Communications – Get Data
from the menu. Alternatively,
you may click the Get data icon,
or press the shortcut keys, Ctrl +
A.

Selecting the

active waveform

Waveform scale settings and automatic
measurements are done on the active waveform.

1. Click on the waveform name in the bottom left

corner of the screen.

(CH1 selected as the active waveform)

2. The following locations changes into the

selected channel (example: CH1).

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Colored channel label (at the
left side of the screen)

•

Cursor, Time base, Voltage
settings (at the right side of
the screen)

•

Automatic measurement
results (at the bottom right
corner of the display)

Changing the

waveform

positions

Changing the horizontal position

1. Move the mouse over the waveform until the

mouse icon changes into a left‐right arrow.