What is timebase setting "roll"?
Written by Paul Cracknell
Updated at December 22nd, 2020
The "roll" setting on the timebase control panel is especially useful for slow-changing signals, typically with a timebase of greater than approximately 100 ms/div. Rather than responding to trigger events, the oscilloscope will provide a continuously scrolling signal display with the effective trigger point set at the far right of the trace display.