Patent ID: 8482564
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a test and measurement instrument for displaying on a display screen multiple waveforms stored in a memory using a controller, comprising the steps of: receiving said multiple waveforms via a respective plurality of channels of an acquisition system of said test and measurement instrument; storing said waveforms in said memory; selecting from a menu of overlap options including none, any one of multiple waveforms, or all waveforms; assigning a larger vertical height than a previously displayed vertical height for each of the waveforms for the selected overlap option; adjusting a ground marker for each of the waveforms in accordance with the assigned vertical height and the selected overlap option displaying said multiple waveforms on said display screen of said test and measurement instrument wherein a portion of one waveform of said multiple waveforms overlaps a portion of another of said waveforms of said multiple waveforms; and using said larger vertical height of a selected waveform to enhance triggering performance of said test and measurement instrument, wherein substantially all of said overlapped waveform of said multiple waveforms is viewable on said display screen, and wherein the selecting step comprises selecting the overlap option from a group consisting of “none”, “small overlap”, and “large overlap”.