Why does Cyclic Measurements' maximum calculation use values from the next peak?

By default, Cyclic Measurements detects and places event markers at each peak's maximum. This default setting can lead to unexpected results when calculating the maximum from each cycle, either in a Cyclic Measurements channel calculation or in the Data Pad. This is because Cyclic Measurements define the cycle as the region between two detected events and then use the maximum value in that region as the cyclic maximum. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Example: If three peaks are selected with the highest values of 5V, 3V, and 5V, respectively, the maximum calculation will return close to 5V for the middle cycle because the signal value approaches 5V (the next peak) at the end of that cycle.
 
To resolve this, Cyclic Measurements can be set to detect the minimum rather than the maximum. In the Customize dialog, the Trigger setting in the Detection parameters needs to be changed to Minimum. This will ensure only one peak is included in each cycle and the maximum values are reported as expected.

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