Method of constraints control for oscilloscope vertical subsection and display parameters

摘要

An apparatus and method for constraining an amplitude range parameter associated with the acquisition and display of a signal under test (SUT) acquires samples of the SUT that are constrained according to the amplitude range parameter to generate a stream of acquired samples representing a constrained SUT. A controller generates a display signal suitable for use by a display device that includes constrained SUT waveform imagery visually cooperating with amplitude segment delineators. The controller adapts the number of amplitude segment delineators in response to the amplitude range parameter.