Continuous Oscilloscope Acquisition

[jto2]

Hello,

My oscilloscope (Agilent DSO-X-2004A) can sample at 1GS/s, but can only window 100kS. I need that sampling rate, but for more than 100us (longest window for 1GS/s and 100kS). Can I acquire one 100kS set and begin recording the next 100kS set immediately after? In that way, I could patch together a data set spanning my desired time length. Otherwise, can I collect continuously from the scope?

I connect the scope to my computer via USB (could use ethernet too) and I have LabVIEW 2012 SP1 32-bit

Thanks for the help,

John Oxaal

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

you might want to ask at http://www.home.agilent.com/owc_discussions/forum.jspa?forumID=78

[Albert.Geven]

When you calculate 100kS on usb2 (8bit) it takes 800kbit and some overhead at 480Mbit per sec so to transfer 1Mbit is 1/480 sec which is 0.5ms

And your scope is probably doing only that. 

So it looks good but way more than the 100us you would need.

sorry