John Chan

Hi everyone! I am relatively new to oscilloscopes and was unsure what the uncertainty measurement would be if I were to record a single value from an input/output signal.
Say I had a sine wave of Amplitude 2V, and wanted to use my cursor to figure out how long it takes it to reach a value of 1.5V. What is my given uncertainty there? So I would either take this measurement with a single cursor at the 1.5V, or with two cursors, one at 0V and 1.5V either way my measurement is the same (not sure how this impacts error though). Say that it took 0.5 seconds to reach 1.5V. I am a bit confused on how to apply this to what I believe to be the dT uncertainty.

My manual for the TDS2012 says:
Single-shot, Sample mode = ±(1 sample interval + 100 parts per million × |reading| + 0.6 ns)
So would I find my uncertainty to be
Single-shot, Sample mode = ±(1 sample interval + 100 parts per million × |1.2s| + 0.6 ns)
But here I am confused what the sample interval is? Is it related to the sample rate? I believe that sample interval equals 1/sample rate.
I also though that the sample rate = 1/dt? So I guess my main confusion assuming I have the right formula for uncertainty is how the sample rate is found.


Thank you all for helping!