Grid : Use this button to show or hide the grid of the spread display.
Trigger line : Use this button to show or hide the trigger line in the spread display.
Trigger levels: Use this button to show or hide the trigger levels.
Color palette : Use this button to change the color palette of the spread display.
Timestamp lines : Use this button to show or hide the timestamp lines in the spread display.
Segment border lines : Use this button to show or hide the segment border lines in the spread display.
Zoom bookmarks : Use this button to show or hide the zoom bookmark rectangles in the spread display.
Comments: Use this button to show or hide the display and channel comments in the spread display.
History mode : Activates or deactivates the history mode. When history mode is activated all recorded data is written on the screen without clearing the display in between. This allows it to find any spikes or to record the jitter of a signal. The display is cleared if the zoom settings are changed or the display is resized.
Cursor : Use this button to show or hide the spread display cursors. There are two cursors available. The cursors can be moved by moving the mouse over the spread display while holding the left (Cursor A) or the right (Cursor B) mouse button pressed. The x and the y values of both cursors as well as the difference between the both cursors is displayed in the info dialog. The cursors are used for many different functions like defining calculation areas.
Draw samples as points : Use this button to show all data samples as real points instead of points that are connected by lines. Showing the data samples as points instead of lines can be useful when using a high zoom level.
Abort : This button aborts the updating process of the display. If the updating process is aborted the display will show the last valid state of the display.
Zoom area : Use this button to enable or disable the zoom area mode. A zoom can be achieved by moving the mouse over the spread display while holding the left mouse button pressed. After releasing the left mouse button the zoom will be achieved. This function could be aborted by pressing the ESC key. No changes to the display area then are made.
Zoom X area : This button works like Zoom area except that you select only a X range. The Y zoom level will be kept constant.
Zoom Y area : This button works like Zoom area except that you select only a Y range. The X zoom level will be kept constant.
Zoom manual scaling :
Activates or deactivates manual scaling. In this mode the x and y display dimension can be changed manually. Use the mouse wheel to increase/decrease the dimension of the selected axis and use the left mouse button to switch between the x and y axis.
Zoom to cursor area : Zoom to area defined by cursors A and B.
Zoom in x and y axes :
Zoom x and y axes in by factor 2.
Zoom out x and y axes : Zoom x and y axes out by factor 2.
Zoom full range :
The display area is zoomed to the maximum of all signal levels defined by the input range. The scaling of the x axis is also set to a maximum value defined by the signal.
Zoomarea best fit : The
display area is zoomed to the currently measured signal levels. All displayed signals are searched for a minimum and a maximum and the display area is set to the lowest minimum and the highest maximum. The scaling of the x axis is also set to a maximum value defined by the signal.
Zoomarea best fit X axis:
The display area is zoomed to show the complete signal area in X direction without changing the Y scale zoom factor.
Zoomarea best fit Y axis:
The display area is zoomed to the currently measured signal levels while not changing the X axis scaling. All displayed signals are searched for a minimum and a maximum and the display area is set to the lowest minimum and the highest maximum.
Jump to trigger :
This command jumps to the current trigger position of the recorded data. The size of the zoom area is not changed. The trigger event is equivalent
to the zero point of the X axis.
Zoom in x axis : Zoom x axis in by factor 2.
Zoom out x axis :
Zoom x axis out by factor 2.
Zoom in y axis : Zoom y axis in by factor 2.
Zoom out y axis :
Zoom y axis out by factor 2.
Zoom undo : Calls the last used zoom settings again. The last zoom settings are saved. With the help of the both commands Zoom Undo and Zoom Redo it is possible to switch between this zoom settings.
Zoom redo : Recalls the last undo step. The last zoom settings are saved. With the help of the both commands Zoom Undo and Zoom Redo it is possible to switch between this zoom settings.
Jump to first segment: Jumps to the first segment of the currently selected channel. This is only available if a channel is selected in the display and this channel contains segmented data from a MULTI/GATE/ABA acquisition.
Jump to previous segment: Jumps to the segment before the first currently visible segment of the currently selected channel. This is only available if a channel is selected in the display and this channel contains segmented data from a MULTI/GATE/ABA acquisition.
Jump to specific segment: Specify the number of the segment of the currently selected channel you want to jump to. This is only available if a channel is selected in the display and this channel contains segmented data from a MULTI/GATE/ABA acquisition.
Jump to next segment: Jumps to the segment after the first currently visible segment of the currently selected channel. This is only available if a channel is selected in the display and this channel contains segmented data from a MULTI/GATE/ABA acquisition.
Jump to last segment: Jumps to the last segment of the currently selected channel. This is only available if a channel is selected in the display and this channel contains segmented data from a MULTI/GATE/ABA acquisition.
Show full segment: Show complete current segment of the currently selected channel. This is only available if a channel is selected in the display and this channel contains segmented data from a MULTI/GATE/ABA acquisition.
Jump to segment's trigger position: Jumps to the trigger position in the current segment of the currently selected channel. This is only available if a channel is selected in the display and this channel contains segmented data from a MULTI/GATE/ABA acquisition.
Synchronize displays: Synchronize the zoom factor and cursor position of different display windows. Pressing the button will open a setup dialog
Disconnect from synched displays: Disconnect the current display from the group of synchronized displays
Reconnect to synched displays : Reconnect the current display to the group of synchronized displays
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