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Getting Started |

 

Connecting Your Signal Hound VGS25

 

 

The easiest way to install the drivers post application installation is to run the correct driver installer in 
the application directory. Select the proper installer based on the type of PC you have (32/64-bit) and run 
the driver installer as administrator (right-click, run as administrator). A console will appear to let you 
know if the installation was successful. 

If the drivers still not install correctly, contact Signal Hound. 

 

CONNECTING YOUR SIGNAL HOUND VGS25

 

With the software and device drivers installed, you are ready to connect your device. The supplied USB 
cable should be connected into your PC first followed by your device.  

The first time you connect the device to your PC, the PC may take a few seconds to recognize the device 
and update any drivers. Wait for this process to complete and the PC to recognize the device before 
launching the software. You may need to reboot your computer after driver installation. 

When your device is ready, the back-panel LED should show a constant green color. 

 

RUNNING THE SOFTWARE

 

With the software installed and the device recognized you can run the software. You can do this through 
the desktop shortcut or through the VSG25.exe file found in the installation directory. 

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Getting Started

 

Launching the VSG25 software brings up the user interface (UI). This section describes the UI in detail 
and how you can use the UI to control your Signal Hound vector signal generator. 

Below is a picture of the software with all major areas of interest labeled: 

Summary of Contents for VSG25

Page 1: ...VSG25 Software Manual...

Page 2: ...re Manual 2019 Signal Hound Inc 1502 SE Commerce Ave Suite 101 Battle Ground WA USA Phone 360 217 0112 This information is being released into the public domain in accordance with the Export Administr...

Page 3: ...iii Contents 1 Overview 1 2 Preparation 1 3 Getting Started 2 4 Symbol Editor 6 5 Arb Files 7 6 I Q Offset Adjustment Dialog 8 7 Troubleshooting 9 8 Calibration and Adjustment 9...

Page 4: ...iv 9 Warranty and Disclaimer 9...

Page 5: ...ministrator privileges to install the software You may be asked to install the Windows Runtime Frameworks as this must be installed for the software to run The installer will install the device driver...

Page 6: ...y your device The first time you connect the device to your PC the PC may take a few seconds to recognize the device and update any drivers Wait for this process to complete and the PC to recognize th...

Page 7: ...File Menu Exit Disconnect the device and close the software Preset Menu Load Save Through this menu you can save the entire state of the application to restore at a future time Device Menu I Q Offset...

Page 8: ...responds to a new set of controls to be displayed in the modulation controls area MODULATION CONTROLS The modulation controls show related controls for the currently selected modulation The shown modu...

Page 9: ...trols Symbol Rate Specify the symbol rate of the resulting data signal in kHz Modulation Specify the modulation of the output signal The data specified will be encoded using the selected modulation Fi...

Page 10: ...The status bar also shows you warnings related to the active modulation such as if an entry you entered was limited by the device or outside the range of operation When the symbol clock error exceeds...

Page 11: ...split according to how many bits per symbol are required for the selected modulation The sequence is zero padded at the end of the sequence if needed to create a sequence of an integer number of symb...

Page 12: ...this is below 1000000000 One GHz 20 Maximum output power allowed 200000 Two hundred kHz sample rate 2 Two samples 8 Period of eight 1 0 0 0 Pulse waveform If you choose to make comments in the arb fi...

Page 13: ...eproduction adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws The information contained in this manual is subject to change without no...

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