Toolbars, Standard, Connection – Bird Technologies BDS-Manual User Manual

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Toolbars

Toolbar icons are described from left to right.

Standard

Standard Windows file save and load buttons.

Connection

Connect –

Click the green button on the left to connect to the BDS receiver using the IP Address of the receiver

saved in the system registry.

Disconnect –

Click the red button on the right to close your connection to the BDS receiver.

Scan

Start Button –

Starts a new data acquisition (Free Run, Trigger, or Sweep). Pressing the green button will start the

data acquisition, or selecting from the drop-down arrow will start a specific scan mode.

Note: This has the same functionality as the “Mode->Start” menu items.

Stop Button –

Pressing the red button will stop data acquisition.

Note: This has the same functionality as the “Mode->Start” menu items.

Graph

Table –

Press the left button to show the document data in tabular format.

Time Plot –

Press the middle-left button to show the document data plotted on a graph over time.

Note: That this will display a “Sweep View” if in Spectral Search mode.

Waveform –

Press the middle-right button to show the most recent dataset as a reconstructed waveform.

Note: This view does not apply while in Spectral Search mode.

Smith Chart –

Press the right button to show collected data as a Smith chart. Smith chart data is plotted normal-

ized to 50 Ohms.

Note: This view does not apply while in Spectral Search mode.

Options

Standard Tracking Mode Options –

Press the red reticule icon the left to display the Standard Tracking Mode

options dialog.

Spectral Search Mode Options –

Press the broom icon on the right to display the Spectral Search (Sweep)

Mode options dialog.