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Scalar Measurements with the NI-SCOPE Measurements Library for High-Speed Digitizers/Oscilloscopes

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Details on the available scalar measurements can be found in the NI High-Speed Digitizers Help File under NI High-Speed Digitizers Help»Fundamentals»Waveform Measurements»Scalar Measurements.  This help file is installed with the NI-SCOPE driver or can be downloaded here.

A list of the available scalar measurements found in the help file is included below.

RMS Voltage Measurements

  • AC Estimate
  • Voltage Cycle RMS
  • FFT Amplitude
  • Voltage RMS

DC Voltage Measurements

  • Voltage Average
  • Voltage Cycle Average
  • DC Estimate

Area Measurements

  • Area
  • Integral
  • Cycle Area

Voltage Extrema Measurements

  • Voltage Min
  • Voltage Low
  • Voltage Max
  • Voltage High
  • Voltage Peak to Peak
  • Voltage Amplitude
  • Voltage Base
  • Voltage_Top
  • Voltage Base to Top
  • Overshoot
  • Preshoot

Reference Levels

  • Low Ref Volts
  • Mid Ref Volts
  • High Ref Volts

Time Measurements

  • Fall Time
  • Positive Duty Cycle
  • Falling Slew Rate
  • Rise Time
  • Negative Width
  • Rising Slew Rate
  • Positive Width
  • Negative Duty Cycle

Two Channel Measurements

  • Phase Delay
  • Time Delay

Period and Frequency Measurements

  • Average Frequency
  • FFT Frequency
  • Average Period
  • Frequency
  • Period

Time Histogram Measurements

  • Time Hist Hits
  • Time Hist Mean + 3 Stdev
  • Time Hist Max
  • Time Hist Median
  • Time Hist Mean
  • Time Hist Min
  • Time Hist Peak to Peak
  • Time Hist Mode
  • Time Hist Mean + Stdev
  • Time Hist New Hits
  • Time Hist Mean + 2 Stdev
  • Time Hist Stdev

Voltage Histogram Measurements

  • Volt Hist Hits
  • Volt Hist Median
  • Volt Hist Max
  • Volt Hist Min
  • Volt Hist Mean
  • Volt Hist Mode
  • Volt Hist Mean + Stdev
  • Volt Hist New Hits
  • Volt Hist Mean + 2 Stdev
  • Volt Hist Peak to Peak
  • Volt Hist Mean + 3 Stdev
  • Volt Hist Stdev

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NI-SCOPE Measurements Library for High Speed Digitizers

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