The instrument applications/modes are selected from the 9-dot icon or the current measurement mode. For example, SPA is referred to as an application and the displayed icons are called as modes. To select an application or a mode, press the 9-dot icon in the title bar or the current measurement mode to display all the available applications and corresponding modes, as illustrated in Figure: Instrument Application and Corresponding Mode(s). Simply touch the desired icon to load the new mode, for example, VNA in this case. The applications available for selection depend on the options that are installed and activated on your instrument. Some measurements and views are accessed via other measurement setup menus.
Instrument Application and Corresponding Mode(s)
VNA Display Overview
The Site Master VNA display mainly consists of a status panel, main menu and a graphical representation of an active measurement.
The VNA mode supports six different trace layouts you can select from MEASURE > DISPLAY LAYOUT. The Figure: Vector Network Analyzer Quad Display Layout shows the quad display layout representing all four traces. The status panel displays the individual trace cards that consist of cal type, graph type, smoothing, resolution and reference level. Additionally, if the domain is set to frequency gating, ‘FGT’ is included in parentheses, next to graph type.
You can view any desired trace in full screen by pressing the maximize icon as shown in the figure below.
Vector Network Analyzer Quad Display Layout
1. The status panel features an individual trace card displayed for each trace along with display layout and frequency reference tiles. See Status Panel.
2. Maximize icon allows you to expand an individual trace to carry on detailed analysis of the selected S-parameter. The expanded graph can be minimized by pressing the minimize icon (not shown in the figure).
3. Measure menu facilitates the selection of number of active traces, graph type, domain, S-Parameters, display layout and so on. See MEASURE Menu.
4. The main menu is the primary access point for all instrument controls and measurement selections. See Main Menu.
