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BDS Document
Each document window has its own status bar. The document status bar has six indicator fields (from left to right):
Scan —
Displays “SCAN” if the document is collecting data from the BDS. Displays “IDLE” when not collecting.
Scan Mode —
Displays the current scan mode for the document – “FREE”, “TRIG-XXX”, or “SWEEP”.
Continuous —
Displays “CONT” while collecting data in “Continuous Scan” mode.
Averaging —
Displays “AVG X” if averaging is enabled, “X” is a number representing the averaging window size
selected when averaging was enabled. Displays “AVG OFF” if averaging is disabled.
De-embedding —
Displays “DEEMBED” if impedance de-embedding is enabled for this view. Empty if impedance
de-embedding is disabled.
Cursor Coordinates —
Displays the X,Y coordinates of the cursor within the BDS Document window.
Mode Configuration Dialog Boxes
Each mode, when selected, has a configuration dialog box. Each dialog box contains multiple tabs allowing the user
a full range of options for configuring the BDS Receiver.
Standard Tracking Mode Configuration on page 28
Spectral Search (Sweep) Mode Options on page 36
Time Domain Mode Options on page 39
Standard Tracking Mode Configuration
Frequency Selection Tab
The Frequency Selection tab is used to define one or more frequencies for the BDS to monitor while in Standard
Tracking Mode.
Note:
All options, including harmonic and intermod selection, tolerance, and detection filter, apply to
a fundamental frequency.
