Publication No. 980935 Rev. A
3152B User Manual
Using Waveform
Studio
Waveform Studio (Figure 4-10), provides access to waveforms that
are already stored as files in the host computer. You may download
waveforms from such files to various segments in the 3152B
waveform memory, and later use them as individual waveforms or
combine them into complex sequences.
Waveform Studio has a Segment Table section and a Sequence
Table section, as described below.
Segment Table
Using the segment table, you may list and download waveform files
that are stored on the host computer. For each waveform, the table
shows the segment number, associated file name, length, and
download status. You may also download waveforms to memory
segments using Wave Composer or individual function calls, but
Waveform Studio makes the process easy by combining multiple
and complex commands into one simple dialog box.
To access the segment table, click anywhere in the Segment Table
area. It will then turn white.
The Segment Table area is divided into three parts: the table area,
the waveform shape area, and control buttons. When you click one
of the waveforms, the Waveform Shape window displays it.
The Segment Table has four fields:
The “Seg” field contains numbers from 1 through 2,048, designating
the programmed memory segment. Note that memory segments
are numbered from 1 to 16 k.
The State field shows the current status of the memory segment. It
can be
Free
, if no file has yet been assigned to this segment
number, or
Mapped
, if file name has been assigned to the segment
but the Download button has not been used yet to move the file to
the 3152B memory, or
Loaded
, if the process has been completed
by pressing either the Download button or the All (download all)
button.
The File field is an edit field that lets you browse and select file
names to be applied to a specific memory segment. To change or
add file name, point and click on the File name field and either type
your path or browse to the file location and let Windows find the
right path.
The Length field displays the length of the selected memory
segment. Memory segments size may be programmed from 16 to
the maximum size of your installed memory. Note that the length
field is not accessible and shown for reference purpose only.
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