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 Network Analyzers using PXI software

The trace status field displays the name and parameters of a trace. The number of lines in the field depends on the number of active traces in the channel. The trace status field is represented in the figure below.

Trace Status Field

Trace status field

Each line contains the data of one trace of the channel:

Trace name from «Tr1» to «Tr16». The active trace name is highlighted in an inverted color.

Measured parameter: S11, S21, S12, S22, or absolute power value: A(n), B(n), R1(n), R2(n)

Display format, e.g. «Log Mag».

Trace scale in measurement units per scale division, e.g. «10.0 dB/».

Reference level value, e.g. «►0.00 dB», where «►» is the symbol of the reference level.

Trace status is indicated as symbols in square brackets (See table below).

Status

Symbols

Definition

Error Correction

RO

OPEN response calibration

RS

SHORT response calibration

RT

THRU response calibration

OP

One-path two-port calibration

F1

Full one-port SOL calibration

F2

Full two-port SOLT and TRL calibration

 

Full three-port SOLT and TRL calibration

 

Full four-port SOLT and TRL calibration

SMC

Scalar mixer calibration

Other Calibrations

RC

Receiver calibration

PC

Power calibration

Data Analysis

Z0

Port impedance conversion

Dmb

Fixture de-embedding

Emb

Fixture embedding

Pxt

Port extension

Trace Display

No indication

Data trace memory does not exist

Dat

Data trace only, memory exists

D&M

Data and memory traces

M

Memory trace

Off

Data and memory traces OFF

Trace Hold

No indication

Trace hold OFF

Max Hold

Hold the maximum value

Min Hold

Hold the minimum value

Math Operations

D+M

Data + Memory

D–M

Data – Memory

D*M

Data * Memory

D/M

Data / Memory

Electrical Delay

Del

Electrical delay other than zero

Smoothing

Smo

Trace smoothing

Gating

Gat

Time domain gating

Conversion

Zr

Reflection impedance

Zt

Transmission impedance

Yr

Reflection admittance

Yt

Transmission admittance

1/S

S-parameter inversion

Ztsh

Transmission-shunt impedance

Ytsh

Transmission-shunt admittance

Conj

Conjugation


note

Using the trace status field, the trace parameters can be easily modified using the mouse (as described in Quick Setting Using a Mouse).


 

Rev.:  22.3