MAIN-PAGE

In this section we will see the different options available on the main page of the oscilloscope.

Channel-buttons

Each channel displayed on screen has a button assigned to allow the user to mask and/or focus each signal.

Position of the channel buttons on the oscilloscope's main screen.
Position of the channel buttons on the oscilloscope's main screen.

Clicking on a channel button will focus this channel, this means we can then change its vertical scale, measure its tension using cursors, etc.

If the user clicks on a button that is already focused, it will hide the signal and the button will turn gray.

If a channel is not displayed but available and the user clicks on its button, the channel will now be displayed.

Channel button interaction

As you can see in the video above, clicking on a channel already displayed will focus it.
The focused channel has a thick white border to keep track of it.

Horizontal-offset

You can move the signals horizontally at any moment by using the horizontal-offset cursor.

Simply click and drag the cursor to the left or right to move the signals.

Offsetting the signals horizontally using the cursor.

Knobs

Now let's see how to use the two knobs present at the bottom right of the page.

The left knob is used to change the vertical scale of a specific channel and the right knob is used to change the horizontal scale of all channels.

Position of the knobs on the oscilloscope's main screen.
Position of the knobs on the oscilloscope's main screen.

To change the horizontal scale of the signals, simply turn the right knob left or right and you will see the signals on the screen expand or shrink.

The procedure requires an extra-step for the vertical-offset, since this is specific to a single channel, you first need to focus a channel (Using the channel buttons) and then change its scale using the left knob.

Using the vertical-scaling knob.

Readings

Readings shown at the bottom of the screen.
Readings shown at the bottom of the screen.

At the bottom of the screen are readings.

By default, there are only two types of readings, the V/div of each channel and the global S/div.

These readings are updated in real-time as you change the scales of the signals.

Start-Stop

To start the oscilloscope up, simply click on the 'RUN' button.
To stop it, click that same button which should now say 'STOP'.

RUN/STOP Button of the oscilloscope
RUN/STOP Button of the oscilloscope

Vertical-offset

The vertical offset is specific to each channel. It allows the user to move a signal up or down.

To do so, simply use the cursor on the left of the screen associated with the signal you want to move (it should be the same color).

A hidden signal will not have a cursor available, you need to display the signal first.

Offseting signals vertically