MTS Series 793 - Manual (Page 386)

Overview
About Scopes and Meters
The Station Manager application provides Scope and Meters windows and a Signals panel for monitoring
signals.
• The Scope window works like an oscilloscope.
• The Meters window works like a DVM.
The Station Signals panel can display the values of all incoming and outgoing signals.
The Signal Auto Offset window can display the values of all incoming and outgoing signals.
You can also send signals to an external readout device.
Saving and Applying Scope Setups
A scope Setup defines the entire set of scope parameters such as sweep type, autoscale state, plot mode,
channel settings (scale, color), and so forth. You can use the scope’s Setup drop-down menu to save (create),
apply, rename, and delete Scope Setups.
Note:
These settings are not available in the Scope Setup window, only from the drop-down menu.
Station Signals for Scopes and Meters
The following table lists station signals that are typically available to Station Manager Scopes and Meters.
The type of signals available changes depending on the scope trace’s Channel setting. These signals are
also available to the MultiPurpose TestWare and Basic TestWare data acquisition processes, with the exception
of Command and Comp. Command.
Note:
Time, Rollover Time, Running Time, Count, and unitless Integer Signals are not available for the
Peak/Valley, Mean/Amplitude, or Max/Min meters.
Station Signals
Description Item
Displays the time reference signal derived from the internal clock that
increments continually. This signal exists to support data acquisition
by test applications. Time
Displays the time reference signal derived from the internal clock that
resets every hour. Like the Time signal, this signal exists to support Rollover Time
data acquisition by test applications, and is not practical to monitor the
Hourly Rollover Time.
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