Top Trace (Trace Scale)

The Top Trace parameter is the time value for the first (top) trace in the viewable portion of the spectrogram. The Top Trace time value is shown at the top left of the spectrogram (see screenshot below).

The Top Trace parameter can be specified in number of Scans (a Scan is the resulting trace data from a measurement sweep) or in time units (e.g. mSec).

Top Trace is stored internally using Scan units and is shown in the Trace Scale tab in both time and Scan units. The Top Trace annotation on the spectrogram (shown below) is shown only in time units.

See Also

About Spectrograms

Trace Scale Tab

Trace Offset