The instrument status bar is located at the bottom of the screen (See figure below). It can contain the following messages (See table below).
Field Description |
Message |
Instrument Status |
Note |
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Not Ready |
No communication between DSP and PC. |
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Loading |
DSP firmware is loading. |
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Ready |
DSP is running normally. |
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Standby |
DSP is in energy saving standby mode. |
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Note: For RNVNA, the message additionally contains the number of connected devices. |
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Measure |
Continuous sweep. |
For a detailed description see Trigger Settings. |
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Hold |
A sweep is on hold. |
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External |
Waiting for "External" trigger. |
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Bus |
Waiting for "Bus" trigger. |
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Free run |
Analyzers operates independently and allows to measure DUT reflection only. |
For a detailed description see Selecting Analyzers’ synchronization mode.
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USB bus |
Synchronization is performed by sending special commands to the Analyzer on USB bus. |
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Trigger bus |
Synchronization is performed using trigger signals issued by Analyzers. |
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Memory Usage: XX Mb |
Indication of the memory used by the software. Message background color can be: •Green — more than 200 MB are used. •Yellow — more than 400 MB are used. •Magenta — more than 600 MB are used. •Red — more than 850 MB are used. In case this limit reached, It’s impossible to save State File (See Analyzer State and Channel State.). |
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System Cal Failure |
Calibration data in ROM has an error. The analyzer is damaged and requires factory repair. |
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Correction Off |
Error correction disabled1. |
For a detailed description see Error Correction Disabling. |
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System Correction Off |
System correction is turned OFF. |
For a detailed description see System Correction Setting. |
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20.00 °C |
Internal device temperature. To switch between °C/°F click on the corresponding field. |
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68.00 °F |
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1 Disabling of error correction does not affect factory calibration. |