
Unattended Waveform Monitoring
The Measurement/Storage Module simplifies circuit debugging by comparing
an active channel (not functions) trace on the display to one of two test
templates.
When a failure is detected, the oscilloscope can be instructed to take one of
several actions.
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The test can be set to stop after the first failure, or to continue regardless
of the number of failures found.
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The failed trace(s) can be stamped with the date and time of the failure,
and stored in trace memory or output to a hardcopy device. When trace
memory is selected, the user has the option of saving all failures, or saving
only the last failure that occurred.
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The test can continue with statistics on the number of failures (reported
as a percentage of the number of tests performed) being displayed.
The mask templates can be defined one of two ways. Once a mask is created,
it is stored in nonvolatile RAM.
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Automask Quickly generates a mask template from currently displayed
data. You are allowed to select the mask tolerance prior to creating the
template.
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Editor Used to adjust the tolerances of a previously created template in
areas of specific interest, or to create a complete new mask. Mask editor
allows pixel-by-pixel editing, and smoothing of the mask by using a
running average of three pixels.
Failures can be specified one of two ways.
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Inside Test fails if signal falls inside the region defined by the maximum
and minimum limit lines of the mask template.
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Outside Test fails if signal falls outside the region defined by the
maximum and minimum limit lines of the mask template.
Operating the Measurement/Storage Module
Unattended Waveform Monitoring
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