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Using the Oscilloscope
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Using the cursor measurements
Overview This section introduces how to use cursor
measurements in the software screen.
• Activating the cursors
• Viewing the cursor measurement results
• Moving the cursors
Screen overview
Measurement
result
Horizontal
cursor
Vertical cursor
Cursor type
Activating the
cursors
Before activating the cursors, make sure that the
correct waveform is selected (highlighted) in the
lower left corner of the screen (example: CH1).
Select the cursors from the list in the right side of
the screen.
• None: the cursor is turned off.
• Horizontal: the horizontal
cursors appear.
• Vertical: the vertical cursors
appear.
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• All: both the horizontal and
vertical cursors appear.
Viewing the
cursor
measurement
results
The cursor measurement
results are updated in the
right side of the screen.
• dy: the voltage difference
between y1 and y2 cursors
• y1, y2: voltage cursors 1
and 2
• dx: the time difference
between x1 and x2 cursors
• x1, x2: time cursors 1 and 2
0.0V
y1
y2
dy
x1 x2 0.0s
dx
Moving the
cursors
Move the mouse over the cursor until the mouse
icon changes into a left‐right arrow. Hold the
mouse and drag the cursor sideways (horizontal
cursor) or vertically (vertical cursor).
The cursor measurement result changes
accordingly.