Oscilloscope

Sweep generator

Sweep

TIME/DIV

Trigger Fault

Trigger Fault

Trigger generation Trigger

Sawtooth

Positive trigger level Trigger

Sawtooth

Negative trigger level Trigger

Sawtooth

Part of the signal: less than one period Trigger

Sawtooth

Hold-on time

Part of the signal: more than one period Trigger

Sawtooth

Dual Trace oscilloscope

Use a single-beam (one electron gun) . Time-multiplex the inputs.
Chop mode or Alternate mode.

Chopped mode: during the same sweep period, alternate between the two input signals. (better for slow sweep, i.e. high period) Alternate mode: one sweep period for each signal. ( better for fast sweep, i.e. low period)

X-Y mode
Vy =A sin( t) Vx =A sin ( t+)