Hi Steve,

everything is OK!
You have 50% duty cycle, and pp Voltage is double the RMS value (what
would be dissipated as equivalent DC in a resistor).

I wonder why your results are so good in precision that I always get
suspicious that Mr. Murphy is lurking just around the corner.....hehehe

Greets Jochen

"Kosmerchock, Steve" schrieb:
>
> Friends,
>
> I am having a problem that I really need help with.
> I am trying to measure an AC squarewave at 800Hz with a
> dutycycle of 50%. I am using a Keithley 2000 multimeter
> set to read ACV. I need to measure the volts peak, the meter
> gives me the volts RMS. I figure I could do the formula but
> nothing matches.
>
> I am measuring 5.6Vpp and 2.8Vrms. This doesn't make any sense to
> me. When I measure the sinewave of an equivelant circuit everything
> works out mathematically. Could someone point me to a possible solution.
> I have a feeling I am missing / forgetting something trivial.
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
> Best regards,
> Steve
>
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