Using Axes

You can perform the following actions:

To use a y-axis as x-axis

  1. Right-click the y-axis that you want to use as x-axis.

  2. Select Use as X-axis.

  3. The x-axis and y-axis including their ranges are swapped.

To scroll the value range of axes

  1. Hover the cursor over the axis that you want to scroll.

  2. Use the mouse wheel or the left mouse button to scroll the measurement scale up and down.

    Alternatively, click the stripClosed Part within an oscilloscope which its own y axes and signal assignment. All strips of an oscilloscope share the same x axis. and drag the measurement scale of all axes up and down.

To zoom the value range of axes

  1. Hover the cursor over the axis that you want to zoom.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Press Ctrl and use the mouse wheel to zoom out or in.
    • Press Ctrl and the left mouse button. To zoom out or in, move the cursor up or down.

To adjust the axis range or set a favorite axis range

  1. Click the tab Axes in the Properties window.
  2. To define the minimum and the maximum value of an axis, do one of the following:
    • For analog signals, enter the desired values in the input fields.
    • For discrete signals, select the values from the drop-down menu.
  3. To set the values as favorite axis range, click the star in the Set as Favorite column. When the values are shown in bold and blue, the current axis range matches to the favorite axis range already.
  4. To apply the favorite axis range, do one of the following:
    • To apply the favorite axis range to all axes, click .
    • To apply the favorite axis range to a selected axis or strip, right-click this item and choose Apply Favorite Axis Range.

To change the axis name

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In the instrument, click .

      or

    • Select the instrument and press Alt+Enter.

      or

    • In the instrument, right-click and select Properties in the context menu.

  2. Select the Axes tab.

  3. In the column Use Custom Label, select the checkbox to enter the new axis name.

    The new name is automatically applied when you leave the cell.

To assign multiple signals to the same y-axis

  1. Select the signal(s) you want to add to a scatter plot instrument.

  2. Drag and drop the selected signal(s) to the y-axis of the Scatter Plot.

  3. The signal(s) will be added to the same strip if these can share the axis used as drop target. If the signals cannot be added to a shared axis a new strip will be created (e.g. for enumeration signals). New strips will also be created if the signals are dropped into the graphical area of the scatter plot.

    The color for the samples of a signal can be defined by selecting the desired color for the signal in an oscilloscope, and afterwards adding the signal to the scatter plot.