VectorStar™ MS464xB Series Microwave Vector Network Analyzer User Interface Reference : PulseView™
 
PulseView™
 
Chapter Overview
Other Application Menu Chapters
Application Menus and Dialog Boxes for PulseView
Primary Application Menus and PulseView Dialogs and Menus
Changing to Mode to PulseView Mode
Changing From Noise Figure Mode to Another Application Mode
Application Menu for PulseView and IF Digitizer
PulseView Setup and Configuration
PULSEVIEW SETUP Menu
PulseView Setup Menu – Profile Mode
PulseView Setup Menu – Point in Pulse Mode
PulseView Setup Menu – Pulse to Pulse Mode
PulseView Setup Menu – Continuous Point in Pulse Mode
PulseView Setup Menu – Continuous Profiling Mode
PULSE MODE Menu
PULSE RECEIVER Menu
ADVANCED SETUP Menu
PULSEVIEW CONFIGURATION Dialog Box
Pulse Controls
Pulse Display
Zoom Marker
Pulse Generator Configuration
Pulse Measurement Setup
Pulse Power Calibration Setup
Chapter Overview
This chapter provides information for the APPLICATION menu with controls for the PulseView™ application.Use of this feature requires installation of Option 42 (PulseView) and Option 35 (IF Digitizer).
Other Application Menu Chapters
The other chapters in this manual on the APPLICATION menu with specific application feature focus are:
Application Menus – Overview
Multiple Source
Broadband/mmWave
Noise Figure (Option 41)
Differential Noise Figure (Option 48)
Mixer Setup
NxN
DifferentialView™ (True Mode Stimulus)
IMDView™
Advanced Fast CW
Spectrum Analysis
Application Menus and Dialog Boxes for PulseView
The APPLICATION menu set for configuration and control of pulse features contains the following menus and dialogs:
PULSEVIEW SETUP Menu
PulseView Setup Menu – Profile Mode
PulseView Setup Menu – Point in Pulse Mode
PulseView Setup Menu – Pulse to Pulse Mode
PulseView Setup Menu – Continuous Point in Pulse Mode
PulseView Setup Menu – Continuous Profiling Mode
PULSE MODE Menu
PULSE RECEIVER Menu
ADVANCED SETUP Menu
PULSEVIEW CONFIGURATION Dialog Box
Pulse Generator Configuration
Pulse Measurement Setup
Pulse Power Calibration Setup
Primary Application Menus and PulseView Dialogs and Menus
The primary menu and dialog set for PulseView measurement on the APPLICATION menu, the PULSEVIEW SETUP menu, and the related dialog boxes is shown below. After clearing the entry PULSEVIEW APPLICATION dialog box, the PULSEVIEW SETUP menu appears. When changing from PulseView to another application, a similar exit dialog box appears, and when cleared, resolves into the APPLICATION menu in new application mode.
APPLICATION Menu and PULSEVIEW Menu and Dialog Set 
1. APPLICATION Menu –Typical APPLICATION menu variant with Option 42 equipped on VNA.
2. PULSEVIEW APPLICATION Mode Change Dialog Box – Provides options for canceling or saving setup and proceeding by selecting Continue.
3. APPLICATION Menu – PulseView mode selected.
4. PULSEVIEW SETUP Menu – After APPLICATION menu PulseView Setup button is selected.
5. To exit PulseView Mode, select another application on the top of the APPLICATION menu.
6. New Application Dialog Box.
Changing to Mode to PulseView Mode
When the APPLICATION menu is set to a non-PulseView application mode and PulseView mode is selected, the PULSEVIEW MEASUREMENT dialog box appears. The dialog provides opportunities to:
Save the current instrument setup as an Active Channel Setup and Calibration .CHX file and then either Cancel or Continue.
Cancel out of the change to PulseView application mode, and remain in the current application mode.
Continue into PulseView application mode.
Changing From Noise Figure Mode to Another Application Mode
Similarly, when the APPLICATION menu is set to PulseView application mode, and another application mode is selected, the new application dialog box appears. The dialog provides the opportunities to:
Save the current instrument setup as an Active Channel Setup and Calibration .CHX file and then either Cancel or Continue.
Cancel out of the change to another application mode and remain in PulseView application mode.
Continue into the new application mode.