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
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,... S34, S44, or absolute power value: T1(n), T2(n), T3(n), T4(n), R1(n), R2(n), R3(n), R4(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 |
|
F3 |
Full three-port SOLT and TRL calibration |
|
F4 |
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). |
