Limit Testing (Acquisitions)

Use this dialog to limit data acquisition to a specified number of waveforms, samples, or patterns. As the limit test is running, the current acquisition count is shown at the top of the display. When the limit is reached, the green light () shown next to the count turns red ().

Click Measure > Limit Tests > Acquisition Limits to open this dialog.

Acquire Entire Pattern (Off)	Acquire Entire Pattern (On)

As seen above, the selections available in the dialog depend on the Acquire Entire Pattern setting and the instrument mode as described in the following table. After selecting the type of data acquisition, use the Number of Waveforms (Samples or Patterns) field to actually enter the number of acquisitions that stop the test. Click Specify Reporting Action to select how the limit test results are reported.

Click Specify Reporting Action to select the available test reports.

Clicking Enable Limits immediately starts the test. To start after you close the dialog, use the Stop, Single, and Run acquisition controls on the menu bar.

Availability of 'Run Until' Conditions

FlexDCA Mode	Acquire Entire Pattern Setting	Available Selection
		Waveforms	Samples	Patterns
Oscilloscope	Off	♦	♦
	On			♦
Eye/Mask	Off	♦	♦
	On			♦
Jitter	Off			♦
	On			♦
TDR/TDT	—	♦	♦