User Options for Measurements: YT-Oscilloscope Tab
To go to this tab, click the User Options
button and select the Experiment
tab. On the Experiment tab, double-click in the
Value field of the Measure
option, then select the YT-Oscilloscope tab.
The settings in this tab are only applied to newly added YT oscilloscopes; they have no influence on existing YT oscilloscopes.
You can make the following settings:
Oscilloscope display mode
Defines the display mode of the oscilloscope.
Xt Scrolling The display area and the time axis are continuously scrolled together with the signal line.
Wrap-around Curtain
The display area remains fix; the previous display area remains until it gets overwritten step by step by the next section.
Wrap-around Clear
The display area remains fix; as soon as the signal line reaches the end of the display area, the display gets cleared, and the next section is drawn.
Zoom mode
Defines which areas of the axis are zoomed. To zoom in a certain section, move the mouse over the desired area while keeping the mouse button pressed. The respective axes are adapted accordingly.
Note
If dynamic axis adaption is enabled, the zoom might be overridden immediately.
Not all zoom modes are supported during a running visualization.
Zoom Y Axis
The zoom is only applied to the vertical value axes.
Zoom X Axis
The zoom is only applied to the time axis or horizontal value axis.
Note
This is only supported in YT mode with the visualization being paused or stopped.
Zoombox
The zoom is applied to all axes.
Note
This is only supported in YT mode with the visualization being paused or stopped.
No Zoom The zoom function is disabled. Legend position
Defines whether the signal list is shown on the left, on the right, at the top or at the bottom, or whether it is disabled.
Icon size in toolbar
Sets the size of the toolbar icons in the oscilloscope.
Time axis span
Defines the time range shown on an axis during a running measurement.
Time axis background color
Opens a dialog where you can select the background color of the time axis.
Time axis text color
Opens a dialog where you can select the color of the axis text and tick marks.
Time axis background color2
Opens a dialog where you can select a second background color for the time axis. Using different colors for successive time intervals places stronger emphasis on the time flow.
Timespan overlap
This option is relevant if one of the display modes Wrap-around Curtain or Wrap-around Clear is selected. It defines how much of visible part of the signal is redrawn after having reached the right-hand edge of the oscilloscope.
Example:
The time axis span is set to 10 s and the timespan overlap is set to 10 %.
The visualization will start with drawing the first 10 s of the measurement. Having reached the end of the right-hand side of the oscilloscope at the 10 s tickmark, drawing is continued from right but with the last 10% of the former oscilloscope display, i.e. the time axis will now range from 9 s to 19 s. Every 9 seconds a new screen is created, keeping the last 10% of the former data in the display.Signal line style
Defines the style in which the line of a signal line is drawn, e.g. solid or dotted.
Signal line width
Defines the width in which the signal line is drawn.
Signal marker symbol
Defines the symbol which is marking the individual samples.
Signal marker size
Defines the size of the symbol marking the individual samples.
Sample connection
Defines the way in which the samples of a signal are connected in the graphic display (directly or in steps).
Boolean signal filling
Defines whether the area between the zero line and the Boolean signal line will be filled or not. Enabling Boolean signal filling will highlight all sections of the Boolean signal where the value equals 1.
Strip background color
Opens a dialog where you can select the background color of the strips.
Signal color list
Defines the default order of the signal colors.
Strip grid color
Opens a dialog where you can select the grid color of the strips.
Enable grid
Defines whether grid lines will be displayed or not.
Color of the separator between the strips
Opens a dialog where you can select the color of the separator. The seperator is displayed below each strip.
Dynamic axis adaptation
Defines whether the value range on the value axis will be automatically extended when a value exceeds the current range.
Rotation of Y axis text
Defines the rotation of the axis label for the Y axis in angular degrees. The text is rotated anti-clockwise.
Y axis position
Defines on which side of the oscilloscope the Y axis is displayed.
Cursor width
Defines the line width of the cursor.
Cursor differences
Defines whether the differences between different cursor values will be shown in a separate column in the signal list.
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