From 4514c57217fc050918f211da391ac31d0272298b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Soeren Apel Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 22:29:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Manual: Describe sticky scrolling --- manual/acquisition.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++ manual/pulseview_manual.txt | 2 +- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/manual/acquisition.txt b/manual/acquisition.txt index 05d2c84c..685c9cd8 100644 --- a/manual/acquisition.txt +++ b/manual/acquisition.txt @@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ To avoid having to manually enter the device configuration for a serial port or device every time you want to use it and then having to scan for it, you can also use the command line parameter -d to have PulseView scan for it on startup. +You may then change the device configuration and/or start the data acquisition by clicking +the "Run" button on the top left. + +When you run the acquisition, you'll notice that the newly captured data goes off-screen. +This is to improve performance and let PulseView acquire the data without bogging down your +CPU too much. If you find this inconvenient because you'd like to see what kind of data is +coming in, you have three options: + +* Enable "always perform zoom-to-fit" temporarily (see chapter "Data Analysis") +* Enable "constantly perform zoom-to-fit during acquisition" in the options +* Enable "always keep newest samples at the right edge during capture" in the options + +Which method suits you best is up for you to decide. + === Device Configuration In PulseView, the device configuration is done using these buttons: diff --git a/manual/pulseview_manual.txt b/manual/pulseview_manual.txt index 5d0c04dc..1e339426 100644 --- a/manual/pulseview_manual.txt +++ b/manual/pulseview_manual.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ PulseView User Manual ===================== -v0.5, dated 2018-09-04 +v0.5, dated 2018-09-22 :doctype: book :imagesdir: ./images :sectnums: -- 2.30.2