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Keysight N778xB Getting Started Guide
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Getting Started
Operating N778xB/BD instruments
When the polarizationNAVIGATOR™ is started it will not automatically
perform any measurements. The application bar will list all installed
applications, while the browser window will show an icon for each
N778xB/BD or supported external instrument (e.g. tunable laser sources)
that has been either added by using the
Configuration Wizard
or added
and configured manually and that can be directly interacted with. The
N7783B for example will not be listed here.
The browser window can be shown or hidden, by setting or removing the
checkmark in front of the
browser bar
entry in the
View
menu. The
installed applications are listed in the
Applications
section of the browser
bar, in case of an N778xB, and in the top button row, in case of an
N778xBD. If an application is activated, it will automatically activate the
associated and required instruments. From the browser bar, an application
is activated by double-clicking or by choosing
Activate
from the context
menu. In the GUI of an N778xBD instrument, a single click on the buttons
in the top row will activate the application. In case you have several similar
instruments connected to the PC that the polarizationNAVIGATOR™ is
running on, you might want to activate individual instruments from the
browser bar.
A green arrow indicates that an instrument is activated, i.e.
communication has been established. Before using an instrument with the
polarizationNAVIGATOR™ it has to be activated either directly or by
activating the corresponding application. An application may activate
several instruments at once, which will be indicated by a yellow lock
symbol.
Double-click on an instrument to activate it (or click on activate in its
context menu). The polarizationNAVIGATOR™ can activate instruments
automatically at startup. To use this feature, check
Activate On Startup
in
the instruments context menu. After activation, a green arrow should
appear on the icon of the instrument in the browser bar.
In the browser bar there will appear sub-items below an activated
instrument or application, allowing you to choose between different types
of view of the acquired data, as well as providing access to instrument or
application specific settings.
The PMD/PDL/Loss- Application, for instance, will activate a tunable laser
source and N778xB/BD instruments for polarization analysis and
polarization control. If any of the instruments required for the specific
application is missing, there will be an error message and the application
won't open. This may also occur if the application has been used with a
different instrument that is no longer available.
