User Interface Description
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Figure 27 Save/Recall Setup Menu Options
Exit —
Closes the BDS GUI application.
Note:
Automatically stops data acquisition and disconnects from the BDS receiver.
Connection Menu
Open —
Establishes a connection to the BDS receiver.
Close —
Closes the current connection to the BDS receiver.
New… —
Displays the “New Connection” dialog box. See
New Connection Dialog Box on page 26
Mode Menu
Offers menu items for configuring and operating in either Tracking Mode or Spectral Search Mode. This menu is
context-sensitive to the currently active mode (Tracking or Spectral Search).
Start Free Run (TRK) —
Starts an acquisition in Tracking Mode (only available in Tracking mode).
Start Spectral Search (SP) —
Starts an acquisition in Spectral Search Mode (only available in Spectral Search
mode).
Start Time Domain (TD) —
Starts an acquisition in Time Domain Mode (only available in Time Domain mode).
Start Trigger —
Starts an acquisition based on an event trigger.
Stop Acquisition —
Stops data acquisition.
Read-only Mode —
Only one computer should be in control of the BDS receiver. When a second computer is
connected to the BDS receiver, Read-Only mode should be selected on one of the computers. Read-Only mode can
also be used to connect to the BDS receiver without changing any of its current configuration.
Switch Mode —
Tracking Mode (TRK) —
Changes the active mode to Tracking Mode. See
.
Spectral Search Mode (SP) —
Changes the active mode to Spectral Search (Sweep) Mode.
See
Spectral Search Mode on page 6
Time Domain Mode (TD) —
Changes the active mode to Time Domain Mode. See
.
Time Domain Mode is a BDS Receiver option, see
BDS Receiver Options on page 3
.
Switch FPGA —
When a license is purchased for a BDS receiver option additional FPGA images may be available
to implement the option.
Standard FPGA —
The Standard FPGA is supplied with the standard BDS receiver, with this
FPGA selected the BDS is capable of operating in Standard Tracking and Spectral Search modes.
Time Domain FPGA —
The Time Domain FPGA is supplied with the BDS receiver Time
Domain option, with this FPGA selected the BDS is capable of operating in Standard Tracking,
Spectral Search, and Time Domain modes.
Alerts... —
Displays the Alerts dialog box which contains a list of alerts generated by the BDS system informing the
user of system errors.
Gain Ctrl… —
Displays the “Gain Control” dialog box, providing control of the receiver attenuator settings.
Options… —
Displays the options dialog for the active mode.