The trace status field displays the name and parameters of a trace. The number of lines in the field depends on the number of traces in the channel.
The trace status field is represented in the figure below.
Each line contains the data on one trace of the channel:
•Trace name from «Tr1» to «Tr4» for RVNA, from «Tr1» to «Tr16» for RNVNA. The active trace name is highlighted in an inverted color.
•Measured parameter:
1.S11 for 1-port Vector Network Analyzer;
2.S-parameters when using two or more Analyzers (separately or as a part of an RNVNA):
— Sii, where a value from 1 to N is taken.
— |Sij|, i ≠ j, i and j take a value from 1 to N (N is a number of Analyzers).
•Display format, e.g. «Cable Loss» (See Display Format).
•Trace scale in measurement units per division, «e.g. 10 dB/div».
•Reference level value, e.g. «0.0 dB».
•Trace properties is indicated as symbols in square brackets (See Table below).
•Memory trace status, e.g. «Dat» (See Memory Trace Function).
Status |
Symbols |
Definition |
---|---|---|
Error Correction |
RO |
OPEN response calibration |
RS |
SHORT response calibration |
|
F1 |
Full 1-port calibration |
|
ST |
Transmission normalization (RNVNA only) |
|
F1ST |
Full 1-port Calibration with transmission normalization (RNVNA only) |
|
F2ST |
Full 2-port Calibration with transmission normalization (RNVNA only) |
|
MATH |
Equivalent to F2ST Calibration, obtained by mathematical method. (RNVNA only) |
|
Data Analysis |
Z0 |
Port impedance conversion |
Dmb |
De-embedding |
|
Emb |
Embedding |
|
Pxt |
Port extension |
|
Math Operations |
D+M |
Data + Memory |
D-M |
Data - Memory |
|
D*M |
Data * Memory |
|
D/M |
Data / Memory |
|
Maximum Hold |
Max |
Hold of the trace maximum between repeated measurements |
Electrical Delay |
Del |
Electrical delay other than zero |
Phase Offset |
PhO |
Phase offset value other than zero |
Smoothing |
Smo |
Trace smoothing |
Gating |
Gat |
Time domain gating |
Zr |
Reflection impedance |
|
Yr |
Reflection admittance |
|
1/S |
S-parameter inversion |
|
Conj |
Conjugation |
|
Trace display |
Dat |
Data trace |
Mem |
Memory trace |
|
D&M |
Data and memory traces |
|
Off |
Data and memory traces OFF |
Note |
The trace status files can be easily modified using the mouse pointer (See Quick Settings Using a Mouse). |