In a recent post, we addressed setting sample rate for serial data acquisition, but let’s look again at how time per division (time/div), memory length and sample rate all interact, and what you can do to optimize your use of oscilloscope capture memory when setting up your timebase.
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| Figure 1: Sample rate as a function of time/div for three different memory lengths. Longer memory extends the range of time/div settings that support the highest sample rate. |
