Vision™ MX280001A Software Help : Basic Operation : Settings
 
Settings
The Settings menu provides the Application Settings, Database Utilities, Monitor Command and Control and Process Log windows program controls. The Settings menu is shown in . Figure: Settings Menu
Settings Menu
1. Application Settings
2. Menu Bar
3. Database Utilities
4. Process Log
5. Settings Menu Button
6. Monitor Command and Control
Settings Menu Bar
The Settings menu bar is shown below.
Settings Menu Bar
The Settings Menu bar is described in Table: Settings Menu Bar Description.
Settings Menu Bar Description
Menu
Description
File
Open Database
Opens the database folder that has been set from “Set Database Root Folder”.
Set Database Root Folder
Opens the database folder set the “Set Database Root Folder”.
Recent Databases
Click to display the most recent databases used.
Exit
Exit the File menu.
Map
Load Map
Load a customer selected map to the screen.
Existing Maps
Load a map from an existing map folder.
Help
Help
Application Settings Window
The Application Settings are described in Table: Application Settings.
Application Settings
Icon
Description
Reset Application Settings
Reset all program configuration and settings values to default values.
Screenshot folder
Open the folder icon to browse to the set screenshot folder. Default is the Pictures menu.
Screenshot Destinations
Set the radio button to select the screenshot destination.
Clipboard: Screenshots will be placed in the Windows clipboard.
Disk File: Screenshots are saved to a disk file. (Time stamped names are used.)
Both: Screenshots will be saved to both the Windows clipboard and a disk file.
Deg/Min/Sec
Show GPS coordinates in Deg/Min/Sec format.
Degrees in Decimal
Show GPS coordinates in Decimal format.
Preferred Web Browser
This setting refers to opening the RSM remote interface. Set as Google Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge and includes all web browsers installed on the user's PC. HTML content will ignore this setting and be opened with the user's default browser as set in Windows.
Maximum Number of Probes
The number of probes set determines the number of probes available for the PoA menu.
Monitor Command and Control
The Monitor Command and Control window is described in Table: Monitor Command and Control Description.
Monitor Command and Control Description
Icon
Description
Hostname or URL
Type the Hostname or URL.
SCPI
Enter SPI command for direct command and response.
Monitor System Information
Display basic monitor information, including firmware version and installed options.
Factory Reset Monitor
Factory reset the active spectrum analyzer.
Clear SCPI Pipeline
If SCPI stops responding, this may restore communication by clearing the communication channel.
Reboot Remote Monitor
Reboot the remote spectrum analyzer.
Troubleshoot Connection
Click and read response in Processing Log.
SCPI Command File
Load and process a SCPI command file
 
Database Utilities
The Database Utilities window is described in Table: Database utilities.
Database utilities
Icon
Description
Erase Traces
Erase traces in the database. This leaves the database empty as though newly created. Data is not recoverable.
Before Date
Set a date to erase traces from the active database.
Display Counters
Display the trace counters for each monitor in the active database.
Optimize
Optimize the active database. This removes wasted space and compresses the database file.
Trim
Remove old traces from the active database.
Reset Counters
Opens a Microsoft style font window. Set the font to use in the script editor window.
Archive/Reset
Store active database in an archive (*.zip) file, erase all trace data, and reset.
Database Converter
Launch Database Converter to convert from older Vision Format.
Unlock Database
Attempt to unlock a ‘locked’ database.
Display Sweep Times
Displays in the Process Log window the maximum frequency span for each normal value of RBW.
Max. Frequency Span
Provides a Frequency-Span-Sweep Time conditions table in the Process Log window. SeeMaximum Frequency Span.
Maximum Frequency Span
Pressing the Max. Frequency Span button displays the maximum span and sweep time conditions for each standard RBW as shown in Figure: Maximum Frequency Span Table. The table shows the RBW and maximum frequency sweep span conditions allowed for the MS2710xA, MS2090A, and the MS27201A.
Example using an MS2090A:
Start Frequency set to 4.0 GHz
Stop Frequency set to 5.0 GHz
Because the span is 1 GHz, the table shows that this span falls between 270 MHz and 1 GHz, therefore, the set RBW allowed must be set greater than 3 kHz.
Maximum Frequency Span Table
Display Sweep Times
Pressing the Display Sweep Times button displays in the Process Log the estimated sweep times for each channel set in the Trace Monitor menu. The table shown in Figure: Display Sweep Times Table provides a list of the active Monitors, spectrum monitor Model type, estimate of the expected sweep times per channel. The sweep time parameters are set in the Trace Monitor measurement configuration window. The sweep times for Monitor 2 are the result of setting the averaging of several sweeps in the Measurement Configuration window of the Trace Monitor menu and displaying the results. For details, see Measurement Configuration.
Display Sweep Times Table