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13.
Operating Elements of a spotWave Device
Figure 3 shows the front panel elements of a spotWave device.
Figure 3: Operation elements of a spoWave device
13.1.
USB Mini-B Connector
A spotWave device is connected to a mobile device or PC via USB and also powered over it.
Property
Description
USB
USB mini-B female connector
Use an end device such as a PC, laptop or mobile device for configuring the spotWave, starting and stopping
storage of measurement data and as data storage device.
Connect a USB power bank instead of an end device to power the spotWave device and for running it in
Logging Mode (see next section).
13.2.
LED
The LED indicates the status of the device.
Property
Description
Blue – on
Power on, ready to measure burst signal
Blue – blinking (5s interval)
Logging mode active, ready to measure burst signals
Green – flashing
Detection threshold exceeded, measurement of a burst signal is started
(holding time 30 ms)
Yellow – flashing
Detection threshold exceeded, measurement of a burst signal started,
saturation of ADC occurred (95% of input range exceeded; holding time 30
ms)
Red – blinking
Buffer full in Acquisition mode or logging memory full in Logging mode.
USB mini-B connector
SMA connector CCT
SMA connector sensor
LED
