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Special applications – Test Products International 460 User Manual

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For remote archiving using the Save function, select the name you want the data saved under
and then select the File Browser to choose the folder location. For a screen capture using
Windows, press Ctrl, hold the button down and then press PrtSc (Print Screen). You can then
retrieve the paste after you have opened the destination folder or other receiving facility such as
Microsoft PowerPoint.

Special Applications

The A460 with the RS-232C facility offers a powerful tool in waveform evaluation and testing
management. The following suggestions of usage are just a few of many the many choices you
can pursue to increase your TPI Scope Plus 460 investment opportunities.

Catalog near-perfect waveforms and then use parameters based on these as
Pass/Fail limits on new incoming waveforms from the same source.

Use a graphics program to enlarge the scale of the waveforms in order to
examine small perturbations on these, or to match and sort differences with
previously captured waveforms.

Create a split-screen presentation between archived displays and the current
RS-232C display.

Use the captured 460 text data to log performance of a DUT (Device Under
Test) over long periods of time.

460 User s Guide

RS-232C / PC Interface

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