R&S
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ZVL
System Overview
Basic Concepts
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A diagram area is a rectangular portion of the screen used to display traces.
Diagram areas belonging to the same setup are arranged in a common window.
The settings for diagram areas are described in section
Display Elements
in this
chapter.
A diagram area can contain a practically unlimited number of traces, assigned to
different channels. Diagram areas and channels are completely independent from each
other.
3.1.2.1 Trace
Settings
The trace settings specify the mathematical operations used in order to obtain traces
from the measured or stored data. They can be divided into several main groups:
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Selection of the measured quantity (S-parameters, impedances,...)
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Conversion into the appropriate display format and selection of the diagram type
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Scaling of the diagram and selection of the traces associated to the same channel
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Readout and search of particular values on the trace by means of markers
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Limit check
The
Trace
menu provides all trace settings.
They complement the definitions of the
Channel
menu. Each trace is assigned to a channel. The channel settings apply to all
traces assigned to the channel.
