Patent ID: 6947043

Claim:
A method of operating an oscilloscope that is capable of displaying simultaneously multiple waveforms representing time evolution of a signal during respective acquisition intervals, comprising: (a) acquiring waveform data using a first set of acquisition parameters, (b) generating a display based on the waveform data acquired in step (a), in the event that the display generated in step (b) includes a waveform that is visually distinct from other displayed waveforms, (c) selecting a feature within the displayed waveforms that distinguishes the visually distinct waveform from other displayed waveforms, (d) automatically deriving a second set of acquisition parameters that discriminate between the selected feature and other features of the displayed waveforms, (e) acquiring waveform data using the second set of acquisition parameters derived in step (d), and (f) generating a display based on the waveform data acquired in step (e).