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1. 7 1 TDS 200 TDS 300 TDS 3000 and THS 700 Series 7 1 TDS 400 500 600 700 800 Series 7 3 RS 232 General Hints 7 4 RS 232 Cable Issues 7 5 RS 232 Cable Examples 7 6 TDS 200 TDS 300 amp TDS 3000 Series Oscilloscope to PC DB9 tO DBO anta R AR GE mus 7 6 Connecting Two Like Devices DCE to DCE or DTE to DTE Using Null Modem Cable 7 7 GPIB Overview ccc cece 8 1 Index D Or Preface This manual supports the following Windows 95 98 2000 and NT 4 0 versions of WaveStar software products m WSTRO WaveStar Software for Oscilloscopes m WSTROU Upgrade to WaveStar Software for Oscilloscopes from WSTR31 WaveStar for Windows 3 1 software This manual is organized to cover all common information about WaveStar Software and also includes specific information for each product where applicable This manual describes system requirements installation operating basics data sheet overview and procedures RS 232 and GPIB reference information the WaveStar Instrument Manager Service and the WaveStar User Table Proxy application Refer to the online help for further information on the topics in this manual and for information on the user interface and advanced procedures The following table lists all of the do
2. Toolbar The toolbar contains shortcuts to the most commonly used WaveStar commands The toolbar is described in more detail on page 3 10 Explorer View The Explorer view lists all available instruments and their data settings and controls in a Windows Explorer like tree diagram You copy and or link data from an instrument in the Explorer view to a data sheet in the Data Sheet pane The Explorer view is described in more detail on page 3 12 NOTE WaveStar Reader does not have the Explorer view Data Sheet Pane The Data Sheet pane contains data sheets that provide an assortment of ways to display instrument data In the data sheet pane you can do the following tasks Create data sheets for displaying waveforms graphically such as strip recordings as tables as statistics or as measurements Transfer data to and display it in the data sheets using Windows standard drag and drop operations m Document and analyze data dragging and dropping it from data sheets to Microsoft Office applications m Display waveforms from one channel or from many in the same data sheet or in individual data sheets m Display the same waveform data graphically as a table or both ways at the same time WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics m Compare waveforms in various views simultaneously in one or more data sheets or in a single document if you drag data from a data sheet into an MS Word document or E
3. WaveStar Software User Manual 1 1 Product Description Control The WaveStar software provides the following control features Step away from your desk and have WaveStar automatically capture data changes Establish instrument links to automatically update new measurements Control waveform information locally or over the network Document The WaveStar software provides the following documentation and print features W Archive information in Microsoft Office or other Microsoft Windows applications W Print banner function allows printing of long record length waveforms Create Masks The WaveStar software provides the following mask creation features m Copy and load instrument test masks to or from YT data sheets m Edit masks in an intuitive easy to use graphical editor Load test masks from the WaveStar Mask Library W Create masks from scratch Distribute The WaveStar Reader software provides the following features Open view and manipulate existing WaveStar notebook and data sheet files You can load WaveStar Reader onto as many PC s as you like You cannot create new data sheets You can save existing data sheets and notebooks to new file names You cannot link WaveStar Reader to an instrument WaveStar Software User Manual System Requirements To install and run WaveStar software you must have an IBM com patible PC with the following installed m Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98
4. You cannot create new data sheets in WaveStar Reader You can open existing data sheet and workbooks add comments or manipulate data and save existing data sheets or workbooks to the same file name or to new file names You can save data sheets that were part of a workbook to individual files You can also save individual data sheets into a new workbook file Data sheets that were linked in WaveStar for Oscilloscopes will not relink to the instrument Linked data sheets show their last acquired data WaveStar Software User Manual 3 19 Operating Basics 3 20 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Data Sheet Overview This section of the manual describes each type of data sheet how and when to use them and explains behavior common to all data sheets Data Sheet Pane The Data Sheet pane refer to illustration on page 3 1 represents the WaveStar workbook the data pane is an open WaveStar workbook that contains all data sheets that are part of the workbook file You can save individual data sheets without saving the workbook or save the workbook which saves all data sheets within it Dragging a new workbook from Windows Explorer into the data pane closes the currently open workbook and opens the workbook you dropped onto the data pane You are prompted to save the currently open workbook file before it closes Dragging a data sheet to the data pane adds it to the open workbook Common Sheet Functio
5. User Proxy Table Utility Main Screen When you open the User Proxy Table Utility the application opens the main screen This dialog is used to add a new record or modify an existing record For a new file the list box and controls will be empty If you open an existing file the list box will display the records in the file and the controls show corresponding fields of the first record The columns of the list box correspond to the different fields comprising a record vest cates Picap Lt ety eem bant deme neue Corvin CHI BH iue e H i Usum Lai HURT DEULL Lem inem data E CHI PAH CHI Yi UHI Tether 11 HUY WaveStar Software User Manual 6 3 User Proxy Table Utility 6 4 File Menu New Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Save Ctrl 5 Save As Setting Ctrl T 1 Instrument ipr Exit New Select New to open a new main screen with no records in the list box The application can open only one file at a time so if you select New the currently open file will be closed you will be prompted to save this file before it is closed By default new files are titled Instrument 1 Open Select Open to open a previously saved file Save Select Save to save the open file to a directory Files are saved with an ipr extension Save As Select Save As to save the open file wit
6. The recording can be started with one of three selections Automatic Manual and Time The default is Automatic with a recording time of one second Recording can be stopped with one of three selections Manual Time or Duration The default is Manual You can set the recording methods from the Recording tab of the property page The minimum rate is 1 second Property Sheet The property sheet can set table layout and how the recording occurs start and stops Refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 Refer to the online help for detailed information on the datalog measurement property dialog and each control field in the dialog WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Datalog Tabular Data Sheet A Datalog Tabular Sheet periodically captures and enters the value of a single scalar data item such as a waveform measurement in a table The table displays each data point one row at a time as an entry under the Value column Time and Units columns record the time stamp and the units for each data value at fixed time intervals As each new value is recorded any values outside the alarm limits are drawn in the over or under limit colors and a color coded text label is inserted in the Out Of Limit column so that you can quickly identify out of limit measurements Starting and Stopping The recording can be started with one of three selections Automatic Manual and Time The default is Automatic with a d
7. This documentation refers to each polygon in a mask as a segment and a collection of segments as a mask However some instrument documentation calls each segment a mask as well as the collection of segments Each CSA Series mask can contain a maximum of ten segments Each TDS Series mask can contain a maximum of eight segments Each mask segment can have a maximum of 50 points The YT sheet connects mask points in the same order that the mask source instrument connects those points As different instruments use different algorithms to store and connect mask segment points copying a mask from one instrument series to another may change the mask point order and therefore change the mask segment shape To select a mask point or segment position the cursor on the point or in the segment and double click the left mouse button WaveStar Software User Manual 4 35 Data Sheet Overview Selecting Mask Color The Mask button in the sheet toolbar lets you change the color of the mask outline To change the mask outline color select the Mask button select a new mask color then select OK The new mask color is stored and automatically used for all new YT sheets you open The mask color only affects the YT sheet mask color the instrument will use its default mask color when you copy the YT mask to an instrument Show Mask You use the Show Mask check box to toggle viewing of the mask on the YT sheet Show Bounding Box You use t
8. m To swap the X waveform with the Y select Swap XY from the Edit menu m To remove a waveform just dropped into the window immediate ly select Undo Drop Waveforms in the Edit menu Dynamically Position Waveforms 1 In an XY or YT data sheet locate the channel indicator of the waveform to be positioned YT sheets have channel indicators on the left border of the graticule XY sheets have a Y channel indicator on the left border and an X channel indicator on the top border of the graticule 2 Click and drag any of the channel indicators to adjust positions as desired up and down and left and right for XY data sheets 3 YT waveforms have a waveform record view above the graticule Click and drag the record view to position the selected waveform horizontally in the graticule Zoom the YT XY or StripChart Data Sheets In YT XY or StripChart data sheets use the following methods for zooming in or out To Zoom in Increments or by Click the first toolbar button from the left to zoom in click the second toolbar button to zoom out Select a percentage to zoom to from the drop down list on the data sheet toolbar The display will zoom to a percent of the default full size To Zoom to Full Screen YT and XY sheets only Click the third toolbar button to zoom the data sheet display to best fit the current size of the graticule to the data sheet window WaveStar Software User Manual 5 3 Procedures To Zoom On a Wav
9. If installing a GPIB connection use the diagnostics supplied with your National Instruments software to verify the GPIB interface in your PC The GPIB board is required for GPIB connection between your oscilloscope and the PC If you have problems verifying your GPIB interface refer to the National Instruments information 5 To add your instrument to the Instrument Manager Service go to one of the following procedures in the Instrument Manager Service section beginning on page 2 1 WaveStar Software User Manual 5 11 Procedures m Add Instrument GPIB Connected Use this procedure if communicating with your DSO or DPO using GPIB connection m Add Instrument RS 232 Connected Use this procedure if communicating with your DSO or DPO using RS 232 connection m Add Instrument IR to RS 232 Connected Use this procedure if communicating with a TX DMM series DMM Saving and Restoring Data Sheets Follow the steps below to save and restore a data sheet to the current workbook Save a Data Sheet 1 Select the title of the data sheet you want to save to make that sheet active and bring it to the front of any other data sheets that are also open 2 Use one of the following methods for displaying the Save dialog Select File Save Data Sheet W Click the Save Data Sheet button in the toolbar m Right click in the data sheet area and select Save Data Sheet from the shortcut menu that pops up 5 12 WaveStar Software Use
10. Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 m 16 MB RAM or greater recommended m CD ROM drive AX or better m Super VGA monitor or better m 20 MB of disk space m Available RS 232 COM port If you are using WaveStar Software for Oscilloscopes with GPIB communications you will also need a National Instruments IEEE 488 2 GPIB Interface Card GPIB driver software usually included with the GPIB interface card and a GPIB cable When using the Tektronix AD007 GPIB LAN Adapter you can connect directly to the 10 LAN local area network connector with a RJ 45 UTP cable provided with your AD007 GPIB LAN Adapter For a complete list of the system requirements for the AD007 Adapter refer to your AD007 GPIB LAN Adapter User Manual far WaveStar Software User Manual 1 3 Ae a Supported Instruments For a list of supported products please see the booklet insert included with the CD ROM 1 4 WaveStar Software User Manual Installation and Uninstallation This section describes how to install all WaveStar software products Installing WaveStar Software NOTE To install the WSTRO software you must have the 14 charac ter code The code is on a label on the back of the CD installation manual in the CD case If you are installing the WSTROU WaveStar Software Upgrade from WSTR31 WaveStar for Windows 3 1 you must have the serial number from your WSTR31 WaveStar Software The serial number is on the WSTR31 floppy disks and
11. new entry with the same name as the open file and saves the settings under it WaveStar Software User Manual 6 9 User Proxy Table Utility There are four entry fields and two buttons that control the User Proxy Registry Settings dialog 6 10 Instrument Family Member Name This field displays the name of the file that is being registered VISA Filter This is a user editable field that shows the value of the VisaFilter registry key if available This key determines the communication GPIB or RS 232 settings of the instrument If this registry key is not available this field shows by default GPIB INSTR ASRL INSTR VISA Defaults This is a user editable field that shows the value of the VisaDefaults registry key if available This key determines the default RS 232 baud rate data bits parity and flow control settings of the instrument If this registry key is not available this field shows by default VI_ATTR_ASRL_BAUD 9600 VI_ATTR_ ASRL_DATA_BITS 8 VI_ATTR_ASRL_PARITY 0 VI_ATTR_ASRL_FLOW_CNTRL 2 VISA Settings This is a user editable field that shows the value of the VisaSettings registry key if available This key determines the user edited baud rate data bits parity and flow control settings of the instrument If this registry key is not available this field shows by default VI ATTR ASRL BAUD 9600 VI ATTR ASRL _ DATA BITS 8 VI ATTR ASRL PARITY 0 VI ATTR ASRL FLOW CNTRL 2 OK Button Click th
12. 5 click Test to test your connection If the connection is established the following message appears Device proxy Instrument Name is running and the attached hardware is responding If the connection is not established the following message appears Device proxy Instrument Name is running but the attached hardware is not responding Response string is If you get the above message check the following items m The cable connection between your instrument and m You are connected to an available COM port on the PC m The instrument power is on and that you are using the correct cable Refer to System Requirements on page 1 3 for a list of system and equipment requirements Use the Back button to check your settings and reconfigure the connection NOTE If there are no listings there are no RS 232 connections available You should recheck your instrument to PC communication cable and make sure the instrument power is on You should also make sure no other applications are using the RS 232 connection inally refer to sectioiRS 232 which starts page 7 1 for more RS 232 information When you establish a good connection click Next 9 Click Finish in Step 6 to add this instrument and connection to the IMS list WaveStar Software User Manual 2 7 Instrument Manager Add Instrument GPIB connected Once you have connected the new instrument to the PC using the appropriate GP
13. Manual 3 7 Operating Basics View Show Links Centered XY amp YT only Transfer Full Grati cule XY amp YT only Masks YT sheet only New Mask New Segment Duplicate Segment Add Point Delete Point Delete Segment Delete Mask Change Size 3 8 WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics Masks YT sheet only Set Units Tabular View Format Notes sheet only Fonts Color Alignment Window Cascade Tile New Window Arrange Icons Help Contents and Index What s This WaveStar Software User Manual 3 9 Operating Basics Help WaveStar Bi ma dg Introduction uiri WaveStar Overview 30 3 Technical Support About WaveStar 11 uini The WaveStar Toolbar The following figure and table describe the function of each toolbar button 3 10 WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics Item Button name Description WaveStar Software User Manual 3 11 Operating Basics The Explorer View The Explorer view graphically lists all connected instruments and their associated parameters There are three Explorer view categories for each oscilloscope Data Setup and Functions The following table describes these categories for a typical oscilloscope However the actual instrument category contents depend on the connected instrument capabilities Data Bri
14. Masks ss ecos PESE DE ER pis 1 2 Distribute ose cou ete Lets ene URS P 1 2 System Requirements 1 3 Supported Instruments 1 4 Installation and Uninstallation 1 5 Installing WaveStar Software 1 5 Microsoft Installation 1 6 TekVisa Installation 1 7 WaveStar for Oscilloscopes WaveStar Reader Installation 1 8 Uninstallation cocci ee exe es 1 10 Tutorials i ease ERU PE eer 1 10 VISA rd EUR A VU PE ati QU 1 10 Instrument Manager Service IMS Instrument Manager 2 1 SCreen ds rep ERI SEED S ES 2 1 Menu ere RULES SI UR EE hs 2 2 Toolbar Acts RA RULES RT NIME ws 2 4 Instrument List Main 2 4 Add Instrument RS 232 Connected 2 5 Add Instrument GPIB connected 2 8 Add Instrument AD007 or TDS3EM Connected 2 10 Add Instrument Infrared IR to RS 232 Connected 2 11 Remove an Instrument eee 2 12 Switching an Instrument Online or Offline 2 12 Shutting Down Service 2 13 Display and Print the IMS Activity Log 2 13 Display the Activity Log 2 13 Print the Activity Log 0 ee eee eee ee eee 2 14 Set In
15. Table 8 1 Common GPIB Errors Problem Solution WaveStar Software User Manual 8 1 GPIB 8 2 If you experience problems using GPIB communication use the steps below to try to resolve the problem Usually problems have a simple cause such as an incorrect address or faulty cable If the procedures below or other GPIB related help information does not fix the problem contact Tektronix Technical Support for further help First make sure you are using the proper equipment to establish the GPIB connection m National Instruments GPIB Interface card IEEE Std 488 2 Version C 12 or later m GPIB Cable After verifying you are using the proper GPIB equipment follow the steps below 1 Disconnect all GPIB cables from PC 2 Run the hardware diagnostics supplied with the GPIB card 3 Run the software diagnostics supplied with the card 4 If the GPIB diagnostics fail or if you have difficulty running them contact National Instrument Technical Support 5 If the GPIB diagnostics pass contact Tektronix See page NO TAG for information on how to contact Tektronix WaveStar Software User Manual Index Index A waveform color 5 4 display 2 13 ASRL 2 5
16. Yes OR m Ifyou do not accept the terms of the agreement click No to end the setup process 1 8 WaveStar Software User Manual Installation and Uninstallation 14 The installation program next displays the installation type dialog box Make your selection and then click Next m Select WaveStar for Oscilloscopes to load WaveStar for Oscilloscopes Software OR m Select WaveStar Software DEMO to load and run WaveStar for a 30 day trial period If you are loading the demo software please go to step 16 OR m Select WaveStar Reader to load and run the WaveStar Reader program WaveStar Reader lets you open and manipulate existing WaveStar data sheet and notebook files but does not connect to any instruments or let you create new data sheets You can load WaveStar Reader onto as many PC s as you want If you are loading the reader please go to step 16 15 The User Information dialog appears next Enter your name company and the software key code then click Next The 14 character software key code is found on the back of the CD ROM installation manual If you are installing WSTROU the installer requires you to also enter the serial number of your WSTR31 software The serial number is on the WSTR31 floppy disks and on the label on the WSTR31 Software License Agreement Envelope 16 The Registration Confirmation dialog appears asking you to confirm the registration information If the information is correct cli
17. a scalar value into a data sheet left click the data object in the Explorer view and drag it into the data sheet To link right click the data object and drag it to the target When you release it choose Link from the shortcut menu that pops up For more detailed information refer to page 3 15 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Copying into Microsoft Office Applications You can copy but not link a waveform from a data sheet into a Microsoft Word document or Excel spreadsheet by left clicking the data object and dragging it into an Microsoft Office application To copy numerical data text to the Windows clipboard select simple text or rich text in the Clipboard Formats dialog in the Edit menu If you would rather copy a bit mapped image of the data sheet uncheck both simple and rich text in that dialog Then click any measurement value and drag it to the Windows application to which you want to copy the image Setting Properties Property page settings determine the appearance and function of each data sheet in the open workbook To access the Property page for a data sheet click in its title bar to select it and then choose Properties from the View menu You can also access Property Pages by right clicking in an active data sheet and selecting properties from the displayed submenu All right click menus for data sheets contain a Properties option which provides access to individual property pag
18. and graphical format WaveStar Software User Manual 4 17 Data Sheet Overview l i 1 hi dls ib ii egg i iim BIER byt pg Power Harmonics Conventions The following conventions apply to the Power Harmonics data sheet W You need to provide both a voltage and current waveform You can copy or link voltage and current information from instrument in the Explorer view or from another data sheet m For optimum harmonics calculations use four signal cycles Fewer cycles will result in less accurate calculations and more cycles does not improve calculation accuracy The status bar at the bottom of the sheet displays an error message when fewer than four cycles are used for calculations 4 18 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview T ES gt oe a ben oe ae Peet EC A cH Once both waveforms are copied or linked the Power Harmonics sheet calculates the power waveform by multiplying the voltage and current waveforms You can copy or link the calculated power waveform to another data sheet WaveStar recalculates and updates power and harmonic information whenever the data changes when linked or a refresh action occurs Power Harmonics Sheet Fields The following text describes the purpose of each Power Harmonics sheet field View Selects between viewing d
19. and save the hardcopy file to a selected location L3 TEHZS Dl cg msn L3 3 0 Tosser WaveStar Software User Manual 4 11 Data Sheet Overview 4 12 The Instrument Explorer sheet consists of a tree view and a file view The tree view left side shows drive directories and subdirectories in a hierarchical tree layout as well as instrument system files such as saved setups and waveforms The files view right side shows the contents of a selected tree view directory NOTE When you open the Instrument Explorer sheet each instrument actively connected to WaveStar is polled to obtain that instrument s drive and system information Therefore the more instruments connected to WaveStar the longer it takes to open the Instrument Explorer sheet Accessing Drives and Directories Instrument drives hard disks or floppy drives are represented by a drive icon To view the contents of a drive select the icon next to that drive The tree view displays any subdirectories that are within the drive To view the files within a drive select the drive folder icon The file view displays all files and directories located within the selected folder Manipulating Files To quickly copy a file to another location on the same instrument to a drive on another instrument or to a Windows directory just drag and drop the file to the desired destination NOTE You cannot drag and drop folders WaveSta
20. did not install the TekVisa components as part of the WSTRO installation run the WaveStar installation program and select the TDS3EM tab at the top of the screen m The WaveStar software may work with a VISA from another company provided their VISA software supports the interface types with which you are working If you choose to use a VISA from another company and find it doesn t work with the WaveStar software you can install TekVisa later using the WaveStar installer m TekVisa does not support VXI Mainframe communication WaveStar Software User Manual 1 11 Installation and Uninstallation 1 12 WaveStar Software User Manual ie ae eee eee Instrument Manager Service IMS ERG SE ee Se Se Instrument Manager The Instrument Manager application connects your PC to an instrument Any connections you make will be saved when you exit the Instrument Manager Main Screen The illustration below shows the Instrument Manager main screen nM raa ndr Banger Senice Lond Edt Mew Pret Heb 218 vp lA LA dm lt lt Tek TDS I ASHRL1 IHSTR Offline ASRLT IMSTF Flunning Responding Service 2 WaveStar Software User Manual 2 1 Instrument Manager Menu Bar The menu bar contains five menus each with submenu commands to control the application Control Refresh Lists Auto Shutdown Connect Service Shutdown Service 1 5 Exit User Interface Edit Add Instr
21. on the label on the WSTR31 Software License Agreement Envelope Follow the steps below to install WaveStar software 1 Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Typically the CD ROM drive will run automatically If it does not run the Install exe file located in the CD s root directory The main installation screen shows colored tabs one for each WaveStar associated product Each product tab provides product overview material and an installation program WaveStar for Oscilloscopes also provide a tutorial 2 Select the tab for the product that you want to install For example to install WaveStar for Oscilloscopes click the WaveStar for Oscilloscopes tab The installer displays the selected product s screen with a menu bar at the top of the installer screen WaveStar Software User Manual 1 5 Installation and Uninstallation 3 Click Install in the menu bar The installation wizard appears next The instructions in the wizard guide you through the process of installing the following WaveStar software compo nents m Microsoft DCOM only installed if not present W Microsoft winsock2 only installed if not present m TekVisa m WaveStar for Oscilloscopes or WaveStar Reader Microsoft DCOM Installation NOTE The installation program will only install DCOM if it is not already installed on your PC 4 The installation wizard will tell you that Microsoft DCOM for Windows must be installed on your machine DCOM is
22. plotted as X the second as Y m Drag from each X and Y component individually to the Explorer View or another data sheet To restore the waveform as a saved waveform for an instrument display the instrument reference memories and drag the waveform to the memory that is to store the waveform You cannot undo this operation m Drag and drop X and Y components individually or as an XY waveform into Microsoft Office applications When copying an XY graticule to another application you have the choice of copying the graticule as it is displayed on screen which may be a partial graticule display or copying the entire graticule Copying a partial graticule is useful if for example you want to Zoom in the display and copy a particular area of a waveform To always copy the entire graticule select the View menu and check the Transfer Full Graticule menu item You can drop data onto either the XY sheet or to a specific waveform component box Data dropped onto the XY sheet uses the first two waveforms as the X and Y components Data dropped onto a specific waveform box overwrites existing data The XY plot is drawn when both the X and Y component boxes are filled in Property Sheet The property sheet can set various display and measurement characteristics You can set these properties from the XY Properties page refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 Refer to the online help for detailed information on the XY sheet property dialog
23. save the workbook and close the dialog Restore a Workbook 1 Use one of the following methods to restore a workbook m Select File Open and select the workbook file you want to restore Click OK m Drag the workbook file from Windows Explorer View and drop it on the data pane The Reconnect Links dialog appears prompting you to select Reconnect or Offline Reconnect Select Reconnect to reconnect the links used when the workbook was last saved Offline Select Offline to open the data sheet without restoring the links to the original data sources NOTE If you select Reconnect and the data source is no longer available a dialog will appear telling you so and the workbook will be opened as an Offline file no active links 3 If you have a workbook already open you will be prompted to save Restoring a saved workbook file closes the current workbook file WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures Converting WSTR31 Notebook nbk Files To convert a WSTR31 WaveStar for Windows 3 1 notebook file to a WSTRO WaveStar for Oscilloscopes workbook file do the following procedure 1 2 3 Start the WSTRO program Select Open from the File menu In the Files of type field near the bottom of the Open dialog select WaveStar 3 1 Notebook Files nbk Locate the notebook file you want to convert Click Open The notebook sheets are converted and appear in the data sheet pane Use
24. the Save Workbook as selection in the File menu to save the converted notebook sheets as a new workbook Differences in Converted Files The following notebook data is not converted to the new Workbook format W Waveform notes in YT and XY data sheets The following differences may occur in the display of your data m Higher resolution waveform drawing methodology may cause waveforms to appear slightly different when viewed at high zoom percentages YT data that was displayed in the dot format is displayed in the vector format Graticule divisions are scaled the same both vertically and horizontally During the conversion the graticule is scaled according to the horizontal scale selected in the notebook WaveStar Software User Manual 5 15 Procedures W The position of text the text font and the text color on converted data sheets may be different than on the original data sheets The text is movable and you can easily reposition it You can also select the font you want displayed and the font color m Grayscale is now selected from the Print Setup m YT and XY data is displayed at 10096 zoom W Cursors are not displayed on the YT and XY data sheets W All waveforms are visible on the YT data sheet Saving and Printing Repetitive Snapshots of Data Babysitting or Untended Monitoring Mode 5 16 The Save Print and Refresh buttons in the main toolbar accept linked data This allows you to save print or
25. the Waveform Color The Waveform button in the sheet toolbar lets you change the color of the selected waveform To change a waveform color select a waveform then select the Waveform button Select a new waveform color then select OK Property Sheet The property sheet can set various display and measurement characteristics You can set these properties from the YT Properties page refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 Refer to the online help for detailed information on the YT sheet property dialog and each control field in the dialog WaveStar Software User Manual 4 33 Data Sheet Overview 4 34 Cursors Cursors are used to measure the waveform plot You can put cursors on the selected sheet using the Cursor tab on the Property Page Cursor readout values indicate the vertical or horizontal value at the cursor location Vertical cursor position values appear as dX and X Horizontal cursor position values appear as dY and Y Gates Gates define the range over which measurements are computed when waveform data is moved from this sheet to a waveform measurement sheet Turn on gates by choosing vertical cursors in the Cursor Property dialog and checking the Gate with Vertical Bar Cursors checkbox then set gate location by using the mouse to move the cursors Print Banner To print the full record length of all waveforms in the YT data sheet select the data sheet and choose Print Banner in the WaveStar File menu The Prin
26. the illustration Zl Ee ie je Ber delme didi 118 iB Les g ie Ti THT WaveStar Software User Manual 3 15 Operating Basics 3 16 Linking Data from the Explorer View Linking data results in dynamic data that updates in the application as it updates on the instrument A GPIB interface allows for faster WaveStar data sheet updates than does the RS 232 interface RS 232 data transfer rates are much slower than GPIB There are two methods of linking data to a data sheet or toolbar button Linking Method 1 1 Right click on the selected data object in the Explorer view and hold down the mouse button Refer to in the following illustration 2 Drag the data object to target into the data sheet and release the mouse button Refer to 3 Click Link in the shortcut menu that pops up Refer to of Zl b je je Bep ed md i in 1 he 1 WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics Linking Method 2 1 Press and hold the Ctrl Shift keys Refer to in the following illustration 2 Left click on the data object in the Explorer view and hold down the mouse button Refer to 3 Drag the data object to the target Release the mouse button and the Ctrl Shift keys Refer to Gn pima xiu mni peli ve Ctrl w mjem j WaveStar Software User Manual 3 17 Operating Basics Ex
27. three selections Automatic Manual and Time The default is Automatic with a recording sample time of one second Recording can be stopped with one of three selections Manual Time or Duration The default is Manual You can set the recording methods from the Recording tab of the property page refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 The minimum data sample rate you can set in the properties page is 1 second WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview NOTE If you restart recording on a stopped sheet all data in that data sheet is lost To save data open a new data sheet and link to the same sources as the stopped sheet Property Sheet The property sheet can set a variety of display characteristics turn on various types of measurement cursors and more You can set these properties from the Strip Chart properties pages refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 Refer to the online help for detailed information on the StripChart property dialog and each control field in the dialog Cursors Cursors are used to measure the waveform plot You can put cursors on the strip chart sheet using the Cursor Property Page Cursor readout values indicate the vertical or horizontal value at the cursor location Vertical cursor position values appear as dX and X Horizontal cursor position values appear as dY and Y Vertical and horizontal are the only permitted cursor types on the Stripchart sheet Waveform Measur
28. titled RS 232 Line Snapshot and RS 232 Errors Refer to the programmer manual for your oscillo scope for information about interpreting the information in the Error Log WaveStar Software User Manual 7 1 RS 232 7 2 TDS 300 Series and TDS 3000 Series Oscilloscopes Follow the steps below to access the Set RS 232 Parameters to Default Values button 1 2 3 Push the Utility button on your oscilloscope Push the bottom left bezel button repeatedly until I O is selected Push the RS 232C RS232 for the TDS 3000 Series bezel button The side bezel buttons now control the RS 232 settings Push the fourth bezel button fifth bezel button for TDS 3000 Series on the side to set the default RS 232 settings to the WaveStar default values You can examine the Error Log for clues about your RS 232 interface connection Follow the steps below to access the Error Log 1 2 Push the Utility button on the oscilloscope Push the bottom left bezel button on the oscilloscope repeatedly until Diag is selected Push the bezel button on the oscilloscope labeled Error Log TDS 3000 Series oscilloscopes display the Error Log For TDS 300 Series oscilloscopes push the side bezel button labeled Display Log to display the Error Log Check the lines in the Error Log titled RS 232 Line Snapshot and RS 232 Errors Refer to the programmer manual for your oscillo scope for information about interpreting the information in the Er
29. using the Waveform Measurement Data Sheet Drag and drop waveform data from YT XY or Waveform Tabular sheet into Waveform Measurement sheet 1 Opena YT XY or Waveform Tabular sheet with waveform data in it 2 Select New from the File menu and select Waveform Measure ment Sheet from the New Sheet dialog 3 Use the mouse to drag the waveform from the XY or YT sheet or column of waveform data from the waveform tabular sheet to the waveform measurement data sheet The waveform measurement data sheet will update with measurement values of the waveform data you dragged to it Gate and drag and drop waveform data from YT sheet to Waveform Measurement Sheet 1 Open a YT sheet with waveform data in it 2 Select New from the File menu and select Waveform Measure ment Sheet from the New Sheet dialog 3 With the YT sheet selected select Properties from the View menu Select the Cursor tab and turn on the Vertical cursors Check the Gate with vertical bar cursors box click OK to accept the changes and close the Properties dialog 4 To gate data click and drag each cursor until they span the data you want to transfer and then drag the data to a waveform measurement data sheet WaveStar Software User Manual 5 7 Procedures Gate and drag drop from Waveform Tabular Sheet 1 2 Open a waveform tabular sheet with YT waveform data in it Unlike gates in a YT data sheet there are no cursors to turn on in a wavefor
30. 5 12 Savea Data Sheet 4 os dase idee dance dawns 5 12 Restore a Data Sheet 5 13 Saving and Restoring Workbooks 5 14 Save a Workbook 0c cece cece e nee eee 5 14 Restore a Workbook 0 00ers 5 14 Converting WSTR31 Notebook nbk Files 5 15 Differences in Converted Files 5 15 Saving and Printing Repetitive Snapshots of Data Babysitting or Untended Monitoring Mode 5 16 Viewing Long Record Lengths 5 17 Exporting Data dee Rae eee es 5 17 Importing gebe xe ege ees 5 18 CSV Bormat 4 5 Ar pc BUR e NR SUR Ce RR 5 19 User Proxy Table Utility User Proxy Table Utility 6 1 Proxy File Overview eee 6 1 Nae RE Ok Rh ee EN 6 1 Initialization Commands 6 2 Main Screen 2056504 66604 Bo AS ORS Bae 6 3 Menu i or bI EE E 6 4 Record Menu ee eA 6 5 Help Menu E ls A 6 6 ies eb eA SiS BEDS eS He eee 6 6 Toolbar Buttons 2 0 0 cece 6 6 Control Settings 6 6 Initialization Screen 6 8 Registry Screen oe Se ea HR ERI Se 6 9 RS 232 RS 232 2 1 4 once UP sa dasa a ava tava NE DRE ESAE 7 1 Setting RS 232 Default Values
31. Datalog Tabular data sheet described on page 4 9 WaveStar Software User Manual 4 7 Data Sheet Overview 4 8 1 0 Operations You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy and link scalar values such as a TDS oscilloscope automatic measurement from the Explorer View to the data logging measurement data sheet dropping the measurement anywhere in the data sheet table Subsequent copies or links to the same data sheet create separate charts two variables cannot be recorded in the same table You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy a data table from data sheets to Microsoft Word or Excel Two columns of scalar values are transferred with measurement values appearing along recording times You can get a screen image by dragging the entire sheet to Microsoft Word You can drag selected variables to Excel or another datalog measurement sheet Refer to page 3 15 and page 4 4 Copying vs Linking You should link your data right click and drag it rather than copying because copying creates a value that doesn t update This data sheet monitors data recording its variations Whenever the linked data changes Explorer View notifies the sheet although measurements are not computed immediately The sheet stores the data until its display interval has elapsed at which time the new value is used to recompute the measurements If no new data has been received during the interval the same value is used Starting and Stopping
32. IB cable follow the steps below to use the Instrument Manager Service IMS to set up communications between the instrument and the PC 2 8 1 2 Power on the instrument Check the GPIB address of your instrument each instrument connected to the GPIB bus must be set to a unique address Refer to the user manual for your instrument for information about how to check and set that instrument s GPIB address Open the IMS application and click the Add toolbar button or select Edit Add Instrument When Step 1 of the Instrument Connect wizard appears select your instrument from the list and click Next Step 2 lists all available GPIB connections between your PC and your instrument Select the desired connection and click Next NOTE If there are no listings there are no GPIB connections available You should recheck your instrument to PC communication cable and make sure the instrument power is on You should also make sure no other applications are using the GPIB connection Refer to page 8 1 for more GPIB troubleshooting help 6 Step 3 allows you to enter an alias for your instrument This will be the name that appears in the IMS Alias list and in the WavesStar Software instrument explorer view If you do not enter a name the product family name is used by default Enter an alias or leave the field blank and click Next In Step 4 click Configure to reconfigure your connection settings or Ne
33. If the shortcut menu entry Selections is disabled select Properties in the menu instead 6 Click on the control setting of your choice to complete setting up the control 7 In the Properties dialog box type in a valid value for example 200 mV for CH 1 volts 8 Press OK to apply your selections press Cancel to discard them Both buttons close the Properties dialog box Copy the Instrument Screen To copy an instrument screen image to a Notes sheet 1 Choose File New The New data sheet dialog box appears displaying a list of available data sheets from which to select Select Notes Sheet and click OK 2 In the Explorer view click to first expand the list of connected instruments and then click the instrument whose screen you intend to copy 3 Click Display in the instrument resources to access the Screen Copy icon 4 Left click and drag the Screen Copy icon to the Notes sheet and drop it The instrument screen appears in the Notes sheet Copy the Screen Image to a PC Application 1 Click the title bar of the Notes sheet that contains the bitmap image you want to copy 2 Click on the bitmap image 3 Select Edit Copy 4 Display the application to receive the bitmap image and paste the image using the application menus usually the Edit menu WaveStar Software User Manual 5 9 Procedures Restore a Waveform to an Instrument After acquiring a waveform follow the steps below to restore that wavef
34. TRO and WSTRM WaveStar Software Display Waveforms in the YT Data Sheet Follow the steps below to display waveforms in the YT view 1 In the Explorer View click on the Data branch under the instrument that will source the waveform to display the data resources under it 2 Double click on the Waveforms resource or single click its to display the waveform sources below it 3 To copy left click and drag the waveform resource Channel Math or Ref to the YT data Release the waveform in the data sheet graticule area to drop the waveform on the data sheet 4 To link rather than copy right click and drag the waveform to the YT data sheet Release the mouse button and select Link in the shortcut menu that pops up 5 Repeat this procedure to copy or link additional waveforms to the data sheet as desired Tips Drag the channel indicator located left of the graticule up and down to vertically position the waveform You can also use the keyboard arrows T and 4 to position the waveform m Drag the waveform record view located above the graticule to horizontally position the waveform in the graticule You can also use the keyboard arrows lt and to position the waveform m To remove the waveform just dropped into the window immediately select Undo Drop Waveforms in the Edit menu the undo function is not available for extremely large records WaveStar Software User Manual 5 1 Procedures Display
35. Tektronix y WSTRO amp WSTROU WaveStar Software for Oscilloscopes User Manual 071 0220 06 Copyright Tektronix Inc All rights reserved Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its suppliers and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 or subparagraphs c 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 as applicable Tektronix products are covered by U S and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved Tektronix Inc P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 TEKTRONIX TEK TX DMM and WaveStar are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Table of Contents Table of Contents 0 cece cece cece c ee rene eee i Preface cilii ee ER E O EEES vii Contacting Tektronix ix Getting Started Product Description 1 1 Capture eec epu USED bahamas PE 1 1 Analyze xe eus secos tm E DEO den pis 1 1 Control cue dt ban ueste ure etes pu eee pd 1 2 Document erreren em PESE ER pis 1 2 Create
36. Two Waveforms in the XY Data Sheet 5 2 Follow the steps below to display waveforms in the XY view 1 In the Explorer View tree click on the Data branch under the instrument that will source one of the waveforms to display the Data resources under that Data branch 2 Double click on the Waveform resource or single click its to display the waveform sources below it 3 To copy left click and drag the waveform source Channel Math or Ref onto the X tab Release the waveform while holding it over the X tab To link rather than copy right click and drag the waveform to the X tab Release the mouse button and select Link in the shortcut menu that pops up 4 Repeat this procedure to display a Y source and copy or link it to the Y tab Be sure to release over the Y tab not the X tab NOTE The X and Y tabs always appear below the graticule If they are not visible expand or scroll the data sheet window Tips If you drag and drop a data source icon that contains more than two waveforms onto the XY graticule the first waveform in the list will be used for the X tab and the second available waveform will be used for the Y tab m Drag the indicator to the left of the graticule up and down or use the keyboard T and J arrows to vertically position the XY plot to position the waveform m Drag the indicator above the graticule to horizontally position the XY plot WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures
37. a Microsoft software application that WaveStar software requires to interact with Microsoft applications Click Next 5 Read the Microsoft DCOM for Windows License Agreement If you accept all of the terms in the license agreement click Yes If you do not accept the terms of the agreement click No to end the setup process If you do not install DCOM WaveStar may not be able to interact with Microsoft Office programs such as Word and Excel 1 6 WaveStar Software User Manual Installation and Uninstallation TekVisa Installation You will be prompted to install Tek Visa software which includes the Tektronix version of Visa32 dll Visa32 dll is a component that WaveStar needs to communicate with your instruments The WaveStar installer detects if you have another version of Visa32 dll already installed on your PC You can choose to use the existing version or you can replace the existing version with the provided TekVisa If you are using Visa32 dll with other programs refer to VISA on page 1 10 for information on Tek Visa If you already loaded the TekVisa software as part of the TDS3EM or AD007 installation you do not need to install the Tek Visa software during the WaveStar installation Do these steps to install TekVisa software 6 The Tektronix VISA installer starts Click Next when you have read the preliminary information 7 In the Choose TekVisa Destination Location dialog select the location of the TekVisa soft
38. a workbook or you can save the YT sheet to an individual file You can create a mask library by creating a workbook that contains only YT sheets with mask data You can also save mask data by exporting it to a MSK format file Refer to page 4 42 for information on how to import and export MSK files Copying a Mask to an Instrument When you are ready to load your mask on an instrument position the cursor within the graticule but outside of any mask segments Press and hold the left mouse button and move the cursor to the appropriate icon in the Explorer view WaveStar loads the mask data into the instrument WaveStar Software User Manual 4 41 Data Sheet Overview Importing Exporting a Mask WaveStar can import and export MSK mask format files To import a MSK file select File gt Import select Mask Files Type and navigate to the mask file to import WaveStar loads the mask data into the active YT data sheet For your convenience WaveStar comes with library of mask files in MSK format The mask library is located in the WaveStar installation directory in a directory called MaskLibrary The mask files are organized by instrument family and measurement type To export the mask in the active YT sheet to a MSK file select File gt Export Datasheet and then enter the file name and destination directory 4 42 WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures Procedures This section outlines procedures for both WS
39. al reasons you will probably not want to measure more than two or three variables per data sheet The StripChart data sheet contains two windows the current data window and the history data window The current data window shows the current data for the last n time periods where n is defined by the acquisition sample rate New data pushes old data to the left edge of the graticule and data at the left edge of the current data window is erased from the graticule You can choose to have points on the graph connected by lines or displayed as levels dots 4 22 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview 1 finij 191 01692 la HO ORE H Scale Hr amp PEE Highs el igre np The history data window displays all data points acquired from the start of the current acquisition To view the history window move the cursor onto the vertical window separator bar at the left of the current data window press and hold the left mouse button and drag the separator bar to the right You can then use the scroll bar controls to view entries in the entire history data window By default the history data window is minimized when you first open a StripChart data sheet WaveStar Software User Manual 4 23 Data Sheet Overview 4 24 1 0 Operations You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy and link scalar values such as a TDS oscillosc
40. ample 128 23 304 45 Do not enter or change the values in the other fields 4 Select the OK button The configuration program closes the Add Remote Host dialog box and searches the LAN for the specified address 5 The configuration program updates the TekVisa Configuration dialog box with the Visa resource for the newly added instru ment You use the resource name when you add the instrument to the IMS list Note that the Visa Configuration program and IMS both label Ethernet resources as GPIBx x xxx this is OK 6 If the Visa Configuration program does not locate your instrument check the following m The instrument has been assigned an IP address m The instrument IP address is loaded into the instrument m The instrument is powered on and connected to the LAN If none of the above fix the problem work with your network administrator to resolve the problem WaveStar Software User Manual Instrument Manager 7 Follow the steps in Add Instrument GPIB Connected on page 2 8 to use the Instrument Manager Service IMS to set up communications between the instrument and the PC Add Instrument Infrared IR to RS 232 Connected Once you have connected the new instrument to the PC using the appropriate cable follow the steps below to use the Instrument Manager Service IMS to set up communications between the instrument and the PC 1 2 Power on your instrument Open the IMS application and click the Add b
41. and each control field in the dialog Cursors Cursors are used to measure the waveform plot You display cursors using the Cursor tab on the Property Page Cursor readout values indicate the vertical or horizontal value at the cursor location Vertical cursor position values appear as dX and X Horizontal cursor position values appear as dY and Y WaveStar Software User Manual 4 31 Data Sheet Overview YT Data Sheet The YT data sheet lets you capture and graphically view multiple waveforms on a graticule with the same scale and position as on the oscilloscope You also use the YT sheet to copy and edit waveform test masks The YT sheet can display waveform and mask data simultaneously enabling you to create a mask to fit a particular waveform Waveform Operations The YT sheet displays one or more waveforms as a graphical view This sheet displays amplitude on the Y axis and the sampling index for example time on the X axis The YT sheet displays waveforms and a graticule at the same scale and position as they appear on the oscilloscope screen The number of waveforms that can be displayed is limited only by available memory Some of the features of this sheet include cursor measurements gates zoom function and annotation 2 de mene meee Hec Ros riam Mat Fave 4 32 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Copying Wavefo
42. as RLSD WaveStar Software User Manual 7 5 RS 232 RS 232 Cable Examples The information in this section provides correct wiring and pin assignments for RS 232 interface connections with each type of oscilloscope supported by WaveStar Software TDS 200 TDS 300 amp TDS 3000 Series Oscilloscope to PC DB9 to DB9 Table 7 1 lists the correct wiring for connecting a TDS 200 TDS 300 or TDS 3000 Series oscilloscope with 9 pins to a 9 pin serial port on a DTE PC These oscilloscopes are DTE devices Table 7 1 Pin assignments for TDS 200 TDS 300 and TDS 3000 Series oscilloscopes DB9 to DB9 DB9 connec tor pin number to TDS line oscilloscope DB9 con nector pin number to PC DB9 signal name 1 7 6 Pins 1 and 8 are wired together WaveStar Software User Manual RS 232 Connecting Two Like Devices DCE to DCE or DTE to DTE Using Null Modem Cable Table 7 2 lists the correct wiring for connecting two like devices together using a DB25 female to DB25 female cable Table 7 2 Pin assignments for DB25 Female to DB25 Female Null Modem Cable DB25 fe DB25 female 25 pin male pin connector number Line name 1 Pins 6 and 8 are wired together WaveStar Software User Manual 7 7 RS 232 7 8 WaveStar Software User Manual GPIB Overview Most GPIB problems are caused by the general errors listed in Table 8 1 lists common GPIB problems
43. ata in graphical mode or tabular mode Nmbr Harmonics Selects the number of harmonics to use for calculating harmonic information The range of values is from 2 to 51 Type graph view mode Selects which data type to display in the bar graph area Available types are voltage RMS voltage of fundamental voltage phase current RMS current of fundamental and current phase WaveStar Software User Manual 4 19 Data Sheet Overview 4 20 Waveform fields Location where you drag source voltage and current waveforms and location of calculated power waveform that you can drop onto another data sheet or instrument The highlighted portions of waveforms in the fields are the cycles used for calculating power harmonics information Trigger Adjustments Aligns the voltage and current waveform trigger points The Power Harmonics sheet calculates power by aligning the voltage and current waveforms trigger points Because you can use different instruments to measure voltage and current values you may need to align waveform trigger points You can let WaveStar use the waveform trigger points as is automatic mode or adjust the trigger point for either or both the voltage or current waveforms manual mode Cycle Width Sets the mimimum cycle width over which the sheet calculates power harmonic information You can let WaveStar automatically determine the mimimum cycle width or set this field to manual and adjust the minimum cycle wid
44. ata refresh rate of every two seconds Recording can be stopped with one of three selections Manual Time Duration The default is Manual You can WaveStar Software User Manual 4 9 Data Sheet Overview 4 10 set the recording methods from the Recording tab of the property page refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 The minimum rate you can set is 1 second 1 0 Operations You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy and link scalar values such as a TDS oscilloscope automatic measurement from the Explorer View to the datalogging tabular data sheet dropping the measurement anywhere in the data sheet table Subsequent copies or links to the same data sheet create separate charts two variables cannot be recorded in the same table You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy a data table from data sheets to Microsoft Word or Excel Two columns of scalar values are transferred with measurement values appearing along recording times You can transfer the tabular data as a screen image by dragging the entire sheet to Microsoft Word You can also drag selected variables to Excel or another Datalog Tabular sheet Refer to page 3 15 and Copy and Linking on page 4 4 Copying vs Linking You should link your data right click and drag it rather than copying because copying creates values that do not update The Datalog Tabular data sheet monitors data recording its variations When you link a scalar value to a tabular
45. cannot be used in the file Records A typical record in the file will look as follows add CH1 Bandwidth command CH1 BAN s n query CH1 BAN n response s type String access rw enum TWENTY HUNDRED FULL In the above example the name of the setting described by the record is CH1 Bandwidth The string to be used to program the setting is specified by the Command field The string to be used to query the setting is specified by the Query field The Type field specifies the nature of the argument taken by the command Access rights are specified by the Access field WaveStar Software User Manual 6 1 User Proxy Table Utility Fields within a record are separated by commas while records themselves are separated by semi colons Initialization Commands 6 2 You can specify a set of initialization commands in the file which the WaveStar application will use to initialize the instrument during the process of establishing a connection Initialization commands are preceded by the keyword init while normal commands are preceded by the keyword add A typical initialization command looks as follows init CHl BAN TWENTY n The WaveStar application will issue the above statement to the instrument at the time of establishing the connection setting the instrument bandwidth to TWENTY You can specify multiple initialization records but you must separate them with semi colons WaveStar Software User Manual
46. ck Yes OR W If you need to change any information click Back and re enter the information 17 If you have already installed a WaveStar product go to step 19 WaveStar Software User Manual 1 9 Installation and Uninstallation 18 The Choose Destination Location dialog appears asking you to select a directory location for the WaveStar software files W Click Next to accept the default location recommended OR W Enter a location other than the default and then click Next 19 After all the files have been installed the Restart Windows dialog appears Click OK It is recommended that you restart Windows to allow the proper operation of WaveStar software Uninstallation To uninstall WaveStar for Oscilloscopes software select Start gt Programs gt WaveStar for Oscilloscopes gt Uninstall You can also use the Add Remove program in the Microsoft Windows Control Panel Both uninstall methods activate the Uninstall wizard which takes you through the uninstall process for the selected software Tutorials VISA The installation disk contains tutorials for WaveStar for Oscillo scopes The tutorials introduce you to key features and functionality of the WaveStar software To run the tutorial insert the WaveStar CD into the CD drive and then select Start gt Programs gt WaveStar for Oscilloscopes gt Tutorial TekVisa is the Tektronix version of VISA software Typically only one version of VISA runs on your compu
47. cting Delete Mask from the pop up menu The Change Size pop up menu item opens a dialog box that lets you enter numeric parameters to increase or decrease the size of a segment Mask Table Editing Another way to move points is to use the mask point table The point table lists all points in a segment with their corresponding position To display the point table select a segment and right click the mouse button to display the segment pop up menu Select Tabular View WaveStar displays the Mask Tabular View dialog box mida Hink d pr or Mach TE Er Lis Pyare To edit the values in the dialog box position the cursor in the table cell to edit then left click the mouse Enter the new value for the cell Repeat for each cell to edit The mask segment updates immediately when you enter new values in the table WaveStar Software User Manual 4 39 Data Sheet Overview W To add a new point to the table select a row and then press the INSERT keyboard key The table editor inserts a new blank row above the selected row W To add anew point to the end of the table select the last row in the table and then press the ENTER keyboard key W To delete a point from the table select the point row to delete and press the DELETE keyboard key m To edit a different segment select a new segment from the Segment Identifier pulldown list m When you are done editing the tabl
48. ction for the selected instrument is not in use a dialog will appear asking you to verify that you want to switch the selected instrument online NOTE You can also use the toolbar to switch an instrument online or offline Refer to item 4 in the toolbar shown on page 2 4 Shutting Down Service The Instrument Server continues to occupy a COM port even when the IMS application is closed To release the COM port select Shutdown Service from the Control menu before you close the IMS application Select Auto Shutdown from the Control menu to shut down both the Instrument Server and the IMS application when you exit the application Display and Print the IMS Activity Log The IMS Activity Log shows the time date and description of all communications between WaveStar Software and the instrument Display the Activity Log Follow the steps below to display the IMS activity log 1 Open the IMS application 2 Click the View Log button in the IMS toolbar When the activity log appears you can select the following elements WaveStar Software User Manual 2 13 Instrument Manager W Local service activity Logs communication between the instrument and WaveStar Software Internal program logic Logs WaveStar Software operations m Refresh button Updates the activity log 3 Click OK to dismiss the activity log Print the Activity Log 1 From the activity log click Print use the print dialog to print the log 2 Fro
49. ctly on both the oscilloscope and WaveStar Baud rates should be the same Parity should be None Data Bits should be 8 and Stop Bits should be 1 NOTE Soft flagging should never be used for waveform and hardcopy transfers This is because waveform data and hardcopy output contain binary characters which can easily include the XON and XOF F characters used to implement soft flagging Soft flagging should only be used for transferring stored setups since stored setup information generally consists of printable ASCII text m Although it generally should not matter if the EOL characters are the same set the EOL to CRLF to be sure there are no problems Not all instruments support full RS 232 communications Some instruments only support GPIB communication while others support limited RS 232 functions such as printer functions m If you are able to connect to an instrument but unable to transfer waveforms successfully you may have a cable that is not wired correctly for hard flagging If you can successfully transfer settings to and from the instrument at the fastest supported baud rate hard flagging is probably working If not try soft flagging If you can successful ly transfer settings using soft flagging but not with hard flagging there is a good chance the hard flagging lines of your cable are not connected properly 7 4 WaveStar Software User Manual RS 232 RS 232 Cable Issues If the information provided so
50. cuments included with your purchase and the purpose of each document Documentation Set Document Purpose and description Contacting Tektronix Phone 1 b Address t Web site i Sales sup lin Service Wig support Technical iig support This phone number is toll free in North America After office hours please leave a voice mail message Outside North America contact a Tektronix sales office or distributor see the Tektronix web site for a list of offices Getting Started Product Description WaveStar Software introduces a family of Windows 95 98 and NT 4 0 applications that connect your Tektronix TDS THS and CSA oscilloscopes to your PC desktop Capture The WaveStar software provides the following features for setting up and capturing data Set up communication to instruments through the WaveStar Connection Wizard m Use the WaveStar Explorer view to display connected instru ments and capture measurement waveforms and data easily without the need for programming Drag and drop instrument data into an active data sheet Analyze The WaveStar software provides the following features for data analysis Analyze annotate and record information in a variety of data sheets m Capture and graphically view multiple waveforms on a graticule with the same scale and position as on the oscilloscope m Take measurements easily using cursors gates and zoom
51. d XY sheets only 5 3 To Zoom On a Waveform Feature YT and XY sheets only 5 4 Change the YT XY Waveform Display Properties 5 4 To Position 1 5 4 To Scale a Waveform 5 4 To Change Waveform Color 5 4 To Lock the Trigger Points or Horizontal Scales of YT Wave FORMS RUE RAO UNS HO ERE ERAN 5 5 To Display the Trigger Point on YT Waveforms 5 5 To Change the Graticule for XY and YT Data Sheets 5 5 To Change the Plot Style of XY Waveforms 5 6 Creating New Mask 5 6 Measure Waveforms with Waveform Measurement Data Sheet 5 7 Drag and drop waveform data from YT XY or Waveform Tabular sheet into Waveform Measurement sheet 5 7 Gate and drag and drop waveform data from YT sheet to Waveform Measurement Sheet 5 7 Gate and drag drop from Waveform Tabular Sheet 5 8 Measure StripChart Plots using Cursors 5 8 Set Up Instrument Data Source 5 8 Copy the Instrument 5 9 Copy the Screen Image to a PC Application 5 9 Restore a Waveform to an Instrument 5 10 Install Uninstall RR RII 5 10 Connect to Instrument GPIB amp RS 232 5 11 Saving and Restoring Data Sheets
52. data to import 2 Drag and drop the file onto the data sheet to which you want to import data CSV Format CSV files can have no more than two lines of header information followed by two columns of time value data The following is an example of the CSV format YTSheet 1 1 S Volts 0 024984 0 108438 0 024944 0 0615625 0 024904 0 090625 WaveStar Software User Manual 5 19 Procedures 5 20 WaveStar Software User Manual User Proxy Table Utility User Proxy Table Utility The WaveStar User Proxy Table Creation Utility is an application that helps you build instrument proxy files interactively Instrument proxy files consist of simple commands and queries that the utility uses to program those instruments for which instrument proxies are not available You can use this utility with WaveStar Software for Oscilloscopes Proxy File Overview Instrument Proxy files are user readable ASCII files with read and write permissions enabled Each file consists of records that describe the commands and queries to be used to program various settings in the instrument The records can also contain information on the data type of any argument taken by the command the response string that will be returned by the query and read write privileges The proxy table files can only contain commands and queries that take or return simple nonaggregate data Commands and queries that handle aggregate data like arrays or structures
53. e cells select the Close button To change the units used to display the point positions select the Units list to select between Amplitude Time and Divisions The table values update to show the selected unit type Creating a New Mask You can use WaveStar to create new masks from scratch To create a new mask open a new YT data sheet Then select Masks New Mask Next select the target instrument family for the mask from the Select Instrument dialog box WaveStar draws a square segment in the center of the YT graticule Finally use the mask edit functions to create the segments for your new mask imma a E a Rs 4 40 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview To set the mask parameters open the Edit Mask Parameters dialog box Masks gt Tabular View gt Edit Parameters The number and type of parameters displayed depends on the parameters supported by the target oscilloscope Refer to oscilloscope documentation for a description of that instrument s mask parame ters Lat PIDE IT Scam Mack With 1122 008 Verlicat uz fleck jurplituda Harota Taig of amp rer i 3 z Faccrdi anpt Vine fE Seay Tiga Position 0227 CEJ c Saving a Mask WaveStar handles a YT sheet with a mask just like any other data sheet file you can save the YT sheet as part of
54. e column of data from the Waveform Measurement sheet to an YT or XY sheet or scalar data if you drag a single cell of data to a scalar sheet Scalar value data sheets can only accept scalar data If you drag a waveform plot from the XY sheet to a YT sheet the plot is separated into its X and Y waveform components and displayed as two individual waveforms If you drop data onto the XY sheet the first two available waveforms are copied to the X and Y components If you drop data onto a specific component box the data is copied to that specific box WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Datalog Measurements Data Sheet A Datalog Measurement sheet periodically captures and evaluates the value of a single scalar data item such as a waveform measure ment After evaluation this data sheet updates its table with these elements W Current Value The current time value and units of the variable m Maximum Minimum The maximum and minimum values and the time at which each occurred W Average Max Min Standard Deviation Statistical values calculated on the entire data stream Time stamping is not applicable im 2 aln gil Logona ir popen 1 sanp 2 second twi Manual Slop The Datalog Measurement sheet displays each new data value as the current value and uses each new value to continually recompute these measurements It does not keep previous data values compare with the
55. eform Feature YT and XY sheets only Click the fourth toolbar button to begin to zoom in on a waveform feature Left click and drag to draw a zoom box around the feature to be viewed Release the left mouse button to complete the zooming Change the YT or XY Waveform Display Properties 5 4 To change the position and scale of a waveform in a YT or XY data sheet first open a YT or XY data sheet and drag waveform data from the Explorer View into the data sheet To Position a Waveform For data in both YT and XY data sheets drag the channel indicator left of graticule up and down to vertically position the waveform For data in an YT data sheet drag the waveform record view above graticule to horizontally position the selected waveform in the graticule To Scale a Waveform 1 Select Properties from the View menu 2 Select the Graticule tab in the Properties dialog and set the number and size of the horizontal and vertical divisions 3 Select the desired waveform tab in the Properties dialog use the pulldown lists to select the horizontal and vertical scale and position settings of the waveform 4 Click OK to apply the changes and close the Properties dialog To Change Waveform Color To change the color of a waveform after the waveform has been acquired follow the steps below 1 While in the XY or YT data sheet select View Properties 2 When the Waveform Properties dialog window appears select the tab con
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57. elect Edit Add Instrument 3 When Step 1 of the Instrument Connect wizard appears select your instrument from the list and click Next 4 Step 2 lists all available RS 232 connections between the PC and your instrument Note that ASRL is the same as an RS 232 COM port Select the desired connection and click Next NOTE If there are no listings there are no RS 232 connections available You should recheck your instrument to PC communication cable and make sure the instrument power is on You should also make sure no other applications are using the RS 232 connection Finally refer to section RS 232 which starts on page 7 1 for more RS 232 information 5 Step 3 lets you enter an alias for your instrument This will be the name that appears in the IMS Alias list and in the WaveStar Software instrument explorer view If you do not enter a name the product family name is used by default Enter an alias or leave the field blank and click Next 6 In Step 4 click Configure to change your connection settings If you click Configure a dialog appears showing the following settings click Next to use the current RS 232 settings WaveStar Software User Manual 2 5 Instrument Manager 2 6 Baud The Baud rate is the speed of communication between your PC and instrument The baud rate selected here must match the baud rate of the instrument to which you are connecting NOTE You can connect TDS 3000 oscilloscopes a
58. ement Data Sheet The waveform measurement data sheet displays a table of standard waveform measurements When you drag a waveform to this sheet the application automatically calculates and displays the measure ment values as shown below in the following figure Each waveform is presented as a column of measurements Each time a new waveform is dropped onto this sheet a new column of measurements is created immediately to the right of any existing columns 1 0 Operations You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy and link waveforms not scalar data from the Explorer View to the waveform measure ment data sheet WaveStar Software User Manual 4 25 Data Sheet Overview You use the same operations to copy and link waveforms from this data sheet to other data sheets You can also copy or link a single measurement from this data sheet to any other sheet that accepts scalar values Refer to page 3 15 and Copy and Linking on page 4 4 4 26 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Supported Applications You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy measurements from this sheet to Microsoft Word or Excel Specifically you can do the following m Click a single measurement and drag it to Microsoft Word or Excel m Shiftclick to select more than one measurement for dragging as a group W Click in the title bar to select all of the measurements shift click to select additional columns as desired Af
59. es m To navigate to individual tabbed sheets if the property page has multiple tabs left click on the tab to bring it into the foreground as needed Click OK when you are finished entering property settings to save the property settings and close the dialog Shortcut Menu Right click in the data sheet data area to display a pop up menu for performing the following tasks Save close or print the data sheet Display the property sheet for this data sheet Show the data source links to the selected data sheet Access the online help for the selected data sheet WaveStar Software User Manual 4 5 Data Sheet Overview Data Sheets and Compatible Data Types WaveStar data sheets can handle two types of data waveforms such as those displayed from an oscilloscope channel and scalar values such as a volts per division or a waveform measurement Each sheet can accept one or more data types and will display data differently depending on the data sheet format and source data type Data Compatibility Between Data Sheets Observe the following caveats when copying or linking data between data sheet 4 6 YT and XY data sheets can only accept data from YT XY WaveformMeasurement or WaveformTabular data sheets you must drag a complete column of data from the WaveformMea surement or Waveform Tabular sheet to an YT or XY sheet The WaveformMeasurement sheet can source either waveform data if you drag a complet
60. far in this section fails to resolve your RS 232 problems try the following information W You might be using an incompatible RS 232 cable There is no such thing as a standard RS 232 cable so you may need to use an ohmmeter to verify that your cable is wired correctly Many cables do not have all of the pins connected m Determine whether the PC and oscilloscope are DTE Data Terminal Equipment or DCE Data Communications Equip ment devices This information is in the documentation provided with your oscilloscope and with your PC m If you are connecting a DTE device to a DCE device you will need a straight through cable This is a cable that has the same pin assignments on both ends of the cable W If you are connecting two devices of the same type you need a null modem cable This is a cable whose lines are crossed such that the inputs of one device are connected to the outputs of the other to each other Doing so will damage one or both of the devices T CAUTDN Do not connect the output lines of two same type devices m For hard flagging to work RTS Request To Send and CTS Clear To Send lines must be connected Use an ohmmeter to verify that they are actually connected since not all cables connect these lines The RTS line is sometimes referred to as RFR m The DCD Data Carrier Detect line is not used by WaveStar so it does not matter whether or not it is connected The DCD line is sometimes referred to
61. g Zoom button is Z enclosed in a box This button lets you select a specific sheet area to enlarge To use select the Drag Zoom button then in the graticule click and drag the mouse to draw a box around the part of the waveform you want to enlarge WaveStar Software User Manual 4 3 Data Sheet Overview Sizing Tiling and Cascading Windows To scroll data or size the data sheet use normal windows procedures To auto arrange or otherwise manipulate windows or icons select the appropriate menu items in the WaveStar Window menu Previewing and Printing To set up and preview or print data sheets select the data sheet and then select File Print You can also print all the data sheets that are open by selecting File Print Workbook and then selecting the data sheets you want printed in the Print Workbook dialog To print the full record length of all waveforms in the YT data sheet select the data sheet and choose Print Banner in the WaveStar File menu The Print Banner option is useful when your YT data sheet contains waveforms that are longer than the width of the graticule Copy and Linking You can either copy or link waveform and scalar data onto a data sheet Copying takes a one time snapshot of the waveform or scalar data and places that data on a data sheet Linking samples the waveform or scalar data on a regular bases constantly updating the data sheet with the latest data 4 4 To copy a waveform or
62. h a new name or in a new location Settings Select Settings to open the User Proxy Registry Settings dialog See Registry Screen on page 6 9 for further information Recent Files This section of the File menu displays all recently opened files Exit Select Exit to close the application WaveStar Software User Manual User Proxy Table Utility Record Menu Record Alt N Altes Alt C Initialization Record Ctri l End Ctri Q New Select New in the Record menu to commit save the current record and clear the controls for entering a new record If you were modifying the current record you must first click Update to update the record file otherwise the modifications will be lost Records are saved to file in the same order they are displayed in the list box Cut Select Cut to cut the selected record from the list box The cut record is put on the clipboard Copy Select Copy to copy the selected record Paste Select Paste to paste the record in the clipboard to the list box The record is pasted above the currently selected record in the list box Initialization Record Select Initialization Record to open the Initialization Commands dialog See Initialization Screen on page 6 8 for further information Home Select Home to select the first record in the file and show the corresponding controls End Select End to select the last record in the file and show the co
63. he response control is disabled The query control is disabled if the Access control is set to write only or execute Response This control specifies the type of response expected when the setting is queried This control is disabled if no query control is specified Access This control specifies the read write access of the setting Settings with write only access cannot be queried You can not write to settings with read only access Read settings disable the command control Write settings disable the query and response controls Execute settings set the Data type control to Method and disable all controls except Setting Command and Data Type Data Type This control specifies the type of argument that the Command control will take For Method data type settings the Access control is set to Execute Enum List This control is used to input comma separated enumerated values These values must be comma separated Units This control specifies the units to be associated with the setting List Box The list box displays the partial set of records in the currently open file You can view any record in the file by selecting the record in the scrolling list WaveStar Software User Manual 6 7 User Proxy Table Utility Initialization Screen The Initialization Commands dialog has a scrollable edit box that displays initialization commands that have been previously entered or read from the Initialization Section of the file Yo
64. he bounding box mode to quickly resize a mask segment Bounding box mode displays a box around each segment that includes resizing points on the corners and sides of the bounding box When you select and drag a resizing point the bounding box redraws the mask segment proportionally to fill the resized bounding box You cannot move any individual segment points while you are in bounding box mode 4 36 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Moving Mask Segment Points To select a segment point position the cursor on the point A selected point fills with the current mask color To move the point press and hold the left mouse button and drag the point to a new location You can use the Zoom control on the YT sheet toolbar to magnify the image for performing critical point positioning The point position values are shown in the status bar at the bottom of the sheet NOTE As stated in the mask edit conventions section different instruments use different algorithms to store and connect mask points In some instruments moving a point past a diagonal boundary causes that point to detach from its current line and reattach to a line on the other side of the boundary This is normal behavior for these instruments The YT sheet duplicates this behavior so that the mask segments you create on the YT sheet will look and work correctly on the target instrument Adding and Deleting Mask Points The Mask editor lets you add ne
65. ies to the same Scalar Viewer sheet create separate rows in its table Copy your data if you want to just get the current value link it right click and drag it if you want the data to update You use the same operations to copy and link scalar values from Scalar Viewer data sheets to other data sheets that accept scalar values Refer to page 3 15 and Copy and Linking on page 4 4 WaveStar Software User Manual 4 21 Data Sheet Overview Supported Applications You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy Scalar Viewer table to data sheets or to Microsoft Word or Excel Scalar values are transferred with measurement values appearing alongside recording times To copy a bitmapped image of the data sheet instead of numerical values uncheck both simple and rich text in Clipboard Formats dialog box accessed from the Edit menu before copying Property Sheet The property sheet can set various attributes of the table layout You can set these attributes from the Scalar Viewer properties page refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 Refer to the online help for a detailed description of the Scalar Viewer data sheet property page and each entry field in the property sheet StripChart Data Sheet A StripChart data sheet plots the value of from 1 to 16 single scalar data items such as a waveform measurement on a scrolling horizontal graticule Although you can monitor up to 16 values in a StripChart data sheet for practic
66. is button to save currently displayed registry settings and close dialog Cancel Button Click this button to dismiss the dialog without changing the registry settings WaveStar Software User Manual RS 232 RS 232 This section provides instructions to set the default RS 232 values on various Tektronix oscilloscopes and some general troubleshooting help Setting RS 232 Default Values Refer to the information in this section for RS 232 interface connections for your specific oscilloscope family TDS 200 TDS 300 TDS 3000 and THS 700 Series If you are using a TDS 200 Series TDS 300 Series TDS 3000 Series or THS 700 Series oscilloscope you can use the Set RS 232 Parameters to Default Values button to set the RS 232 settings on the oscilloscope to the WaveStar default values TDS 200 Series Oscilloscopes Follow the steps below to access the Set RS 232 Parameters to Default Values button 1 Push the Utility button on your oscilloscope 2 Push the Options bezel button 3 Push the RS232 Setup bezel button 4 Push the Set to defaults bezel button to set the RS 232 settings to the WaveStar default settings You can examine the Error Log for clues about your RS 232 interface connection Follow the steps below to access the Error Log 1 Push the Utility button on the oscilloscope 2 Push the Error Log bezel button 3 Use the bezel buttons to page through the Error Log display Check the lines in the Error Log
67. m tabular sheet each waveform table has a column that contains the Start and Stop gates and a trigger point indicator To gate data click and drag each gate until they span the data you want to transfer and then drag the data to a waveform measurement data sheet Measure StripChart Plots using Cursors 1 Select New in the File menu and select StripChart from the New Sheet dialog to open a StripChart data sheet With the StripChart sheet selected select Properties from the View menu Select the Cursors tab in the Properties dialog and select a cursor type from the pulldown list Click OK to apply the new settings and close the dialog Use the mouse to set the cursor positions in the StripChart data sheet Set Up Instrument Data Source 1 5 8 Make sure the GPIB or RS 232 connection from the PC to the instrument is established With a GPIB or RS 232 connection between the PC and the instrument established instrument resources including most control settings automatically appear in the Explorer view In the Explorer view click on the Setup branch under the instrument to be adjusted to expand the instrument setup properties under it Click the control to be adjusted and then right click to pop up its shortcut menu WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures 5 If the shortcut menu entry Selections is not disabled grayed out point to it to expand the available selections
68. m the IMS window click Print in the toolbar or select Print Activity Log 2 14 WaveStar Software User Manual Instrument Manager Set Instrument Permissions 1 Open the IMS application and select the instrument whose permissions you wish to change 2 Click the Properties button in the toolbar or select Edit Instrument Properties to display the Instrument Properties dialog box 3 Click the following items to toggle the permissions on or off m Read Only m Read Write m Visible W Activity Logging 4 Click OK to apply your selections press Cancel to discard them Both buttons dismiss the Instrument Properties dialog box WaveStar Software User Manual 2 15 Instrument Manager 2 16 WaveStar Software User Manual a Operating Basics Operating Basics This section outlines WaveStar Software features common to WaveStar for Oscilloscopes and WaveStar Reader Main Screen Overview The WaveStar window consists of a menu bar a toolbar and two panes the Explorer View and the Data Sheet Pane The following illustration labels each area of the WaveStar window pedi IBIBIEI Dh Edi Yes Winker Ha nalea x oe cg ca SH lo vise tjejs WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics 3 2 Menu Bar The menu bar contains all commands available in WaveStar You access the menu bar commands using standard Window menu processes The menu bar is described in more detail on page 3 4
69. ment that is linked to a datalog or strip chart sheet and then start the same measurement WaveStar displays a message box stating that it will discard previously re corded measurements if you start recording again You can select to start data acquisition again or cancel start If you need to continue recording data for the stopped measurement just open a new data sheet and link the data to the new sheet 4 2 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Zooming The YT XY and Strip Chart data sheet tool bars contain controls for zooming the contents of the data sheet window Zoom Full Screen and Drag Zoom buttons are not available in the Strip Chart data sheet 50 amp amp 2 W The percent zoom field displays the current data sheet magnifica tion setting where 100 is the system default zoom value You can also enter numeric values into this field by moving the cursor into the field clicking the right mouse button and typing in a new value Clicking on the drop down menu arrow displays a list of magnification values from which you can select The Zoom In button magnifying glass with a plus symbol zooms into the data sheet m The Zoom Out button magnifying glass with a minus symbol zooms out from the data sheet m The Zoom Full Screen button is Z with the 4 way arrow This button fits the graticule to the current data sheet window size allowing you to view the entire graticule m The Dra
70. menus shown along with their contents change depending on which data sheet is active The following table briefly describes all possible contents of each menu File New Datasheet Open Bilinna Close Datasheet il Close Workbook Save Datasheet As Save Workbook Pug d Save Workbook Ui As tl Start Workbook Wil H Stop Workbook iiis Wii 3 4 WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics File Auto Versioning Rename Datasheet Import Export Datasheet p Print Setup Print Preview Datasheet ji Print Datasheet Print Preview Wig ill nr d d Workbook bu Print Workbook Bl d bii Print Banner i ini rai Recent File List Exit WaveStar Software User Manual 3 5 Operating Basics 3 6 Edit Undo Redo Cut Copy itp ails Paste Delete Unlink Relink Select All New Annotation Edit Annotation Clipboard Formats WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics Edit Swap XY up uda d Find Bip nig dung Replace Copy Voltage Waveform Copy Current Waveform Copy Power lead dpe dad Waveform IB TEE View Toolbar Status Bar Explorer View Datasheet Toolbar Mask Editing Toolbar Datasheet Status Bar Refresh Datasheet Refresh Workbook Properties WaveStar Software User
71. n the file view to the target instrument drive or Windows directory Setups Setups lists the available instrument setup locations You use these setup files to save the current setup to a user setup or load a user setup into the current instrument To copy a current setup to a user setup select the current setup in the file view and drag and drop it onto the user setup icon in the same instrument To copy a user setup to a current setup select the user setup icon and drag and drop it onto the current setup icon of the same instrument Waveforms Waveforms lists the instrument waveform storage locations as well as the waveform sources channels math operations and so on To copy a channel or math waveform to waveform storage just drag and drop the waveform source onto a reference Ref1 Ref2 and so on icon WaveStar Software User Manual 4 13 Data Sheet Overview Notes Sheet The Notes data sheet lets you enter and save textual notes and graphical images that you want to record for the open workbook file Specifically you can do the following 4 14 Type textual notes Copy and paste notes and bitmapped images between the clipboard and the notes sheet Drag and drop instrument screens from the Explorer View to the notes sheet Drag and drop or cut copy and paste depending on application between the notes sheet and other Windows applications Save recall and edit instrument setup information in a Notes
72. nding Response string is If you get the above message check the cable connection between your instrument and PC make sure that the instrument power is on and make sure that you are using the correct cable and interface card Refer to System Requirements on page 1 3 for a list of system and equipment requirements Use the Back button to check your settings and reconfigure the connection When you establish a good connection click Next 10 Click Finish in Step 6 to add this instrument and connection to the IMS list WaveStar Software User Manual 2 9 Instrument Manager Add Instrument AD007 or TDS3EM Connected 2 10 Refer to your AD007 GPIB LAN Adapter User Manual to configure the AD007 Adapter for your network installation Refer to the TDS3000 Series Programmer Manual for connecting the TDS3000 Series oscilloscope to a 10 Ethernet LAN using the TDS3EM Ethernet Communications Module Once you have connected the new instrument to the your 10BaseT LAN using the appropriate RJ 45 UTP cable do the following steps to use the TekVisa Configuration Utility to enable the IMS to locate the instrument 1 Select Start gt Programs gt TekVisa gt Visa Configuration to run the TekVisa configuration program The program will take a few moments to locate current resources 2 Select the Add button in the Remote Hosts field to open the Add Remote Host dialog box 3 Enter the IP address of your instrument For ex
73. ning pa 20 000m 20 000m CEN a 5 HO M 60 000 17 an 1 0 Operations You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy and link wave forms such as channel waveforms from a TDS oscilloscope from the Explorer View to the waveform tabular data sheet dropping the waveform anywhere in the data sheet table Subsequent copies or links to the same data sheet create separate table charts two waveforms cannot be recorded in the same table You must drag a complete waveform a column to an XY or YT data sheet or another Waveform Tabular data sheet 4 28 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Use drag and drop mouse operations to copy a table from a data sheet to a Microsoft Office application Two columns of scalar values are transferred with measurement values appearing along recording times You can transfer the tabular data as a screen image by dragging the entire sheet to Microsoft Word You can also drag selected variables to Excel or another Datalog Tabular sheet Refer to page 3 15 and Copy and Linking on page 4 4 Property Sheet Use this property sheet to control table layout characteristics refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 Refer to the online help for detailed information on the waveform tabular property dialog and each control field in the dialog Gates Gates define the range over which measurements are computed when wavef
74. ns All data sheets share some common characteristics Data sheets receive your data waveforms screen captures and text and then display it according to the type of data sheet receiving the data Data sheets are used to Receive data and update it if that data is linked to its source W Store data when saved as individual sheets or workbooks W Source and receive data from other data sheets WaveStar Software User Manual 4 1 Data Sheet Overview Creating Opening Saving and Closing Data Sheets m To create a new sheet in the open workbook select File New and choose a sheet type W To open an existing data sheet into a workbook drag and drop a sht file from the Windows Explorer into the data sheet pane Or open it from the File menu or toolbar W To save a data sheet click on its title bar in the data sheet pane and then click the button in the toolbar You can also save data sheet by selecting File Save Data Sheet To close a data sheet select File Close Datasheet Start Stop Data Acquisition All data sheets contain Start and Stop acquisition tool bar buttons The Start button triangle starts data acquisition of all linked signal and measurement sources to the selected data sheet The Stop button square stops data acquisition to the selected sheet u m The Start and Stop acquisition buttons do not update copied unlinked signal or measurement data W If you stop a measure
75. nstrument power is on and make sure you are using the correct IR to RS 232 cable Refer to System Requirements on page 1 3 for a list of system and equipment requirements Use the Back button to check your settings and reconfigure the connection When you establish a good connection click Next Click Finish in Step 6 to add this instrument and connection to the IMS list Remove an Instrument Follow the steps below to remove an instrument from the IMS application 1 2 3 Open the IMS application In the Alias list select the instrument you wish to remove Click the delete button in the tool bar or select Edit Delete Instrument Switching an Instrument Online or Offline You can have more than one instrument listed in the IMS with the same connection see the Main Screen illustration on page 2 1 However only one of these instruments can be online at any given time 2 12 To switch an instrument online or offline follow these steps 1 Select the instrument you want to switch online or offline in the IMS main screen WaveStar Software User Manual Instrument Manager 2 Select Switch Instrument from the Edit menu in the IMS application One of the following dialogs will appear If the connection is currently in use with another instrument a dialog will appear asking you to verify that you want to switch that instrument offline before switching the selected instrument online If the conne
76. ope automatic measurement from the Explorer View to the StripChart data sheet dropping the measure ment anywhere in the graticule area Subsequent copies to the same StripChart sheet create separate strip chart graticules within the StripChart window two measurements cannot be plotted on the same StripChart graticule You cannot drag waveforms from a YT or XY sheet to a StripChart sheet You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy a StripChart recording to data sheets or Microsoft Word or Excel Two columns of scalar values are transferred with measurement values appearing along recording times Refer to page 3 15 and Copy and Linking on page 4 4 Copying vs Linking Strip charts monitor data recording its variations Because of this you should link your data rather than copying it since copying creates a value that does not update To link data right click on the data and hold down the mouse button drag the data to the Strip chart sheet Then select Link from the shortcut menu that pops up When you link a scalar value to a Strip chart sheet the data source sends updated data whenever data changes possibly at irregular intervals The data sheet collects all the data but only plots a data point at the plot rate specified in the strip chart property sheet If no new data has been received during a data logging interval the data sheet plots the last value logged Starting and Stopping The recording can be started with one of
77. orm back to an oscilloscope that supports reference wave forms This way the instrument can operate on the stored waveform displaying and using the waveform in Math functions if supported 1 In the Explorer view click to expand the Setup branch under the instrument to which the waveform is to be restored This step displays the reference location that will receive the waveform 2 Turn on the reference location on the instrument 3 Click and drag the waveform from a YT sheet or the data column in tabular sheets to the reference location in the Explorer view that you displayed in step 1 If you are restoring a waveform from one instrument back to a different instrument you need only to drag the waveform and drop it on the new instrument icon in the Explorer view 4 Release to drop the waveform and store it in the instrument reference location Install Uninstall See Installation and Uninstallation beginning on page 1 5 for installation and uninstallation procedures 5 10 WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures Connect to Instrument GPIB amp RS 232 1 Verify that you have the equipment listed in Table 5 1 Table 5 1 System Requirements for RS 232 and GPIB Required equipment Minimum requirements 1 See Supported hstruments on page 1 4 for a complete list of supported Tektronix DSOs and DPOs 2 Connect your instrument to the PC with the appropriate cable 3 Turn on the instrument power 4
78. orm data is moved from this sheet to a Waveform Measure ment sheet Set gate location by moving the gate icon to the desired location Gate location is represented by highlighting the correspond ing row of data WaveStar Software User Manual 4 29 Data Sheet Overview XY Data Sheet 4 30 The XY sheet displays waveforms in pairs as XY plots with one waveform plotted on the X horizontal axis against the other on the Y vertical axis The XY plot uses the same scale and position as the oscilloscope channels from which the XY components are obtained The XY sheet presents the XY plot as a pair of X and Y component boxes which appear along the bottom of the graticule b ue hirie Heb Co ace NN assem 05120127 1 s Fere F Fe He pee Le dap DEB diii 1 0 Operations Using the mouse to copy and link waveforms from the Explorer View to the XY data sheet you can do the following I O operations m Drag individual channel waveforms from the Explorer View and other data sheets to the individual X or Y component boxes located just below the bottom graticule that comprise each XY waveform WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview m Drag two instrument waveforms simultaneously to an XY sheet by dragging the instrument icon from the Explorer View and dropping the icon anywhere on the XY graticule The first waveform in the hierarchy is
79. ormat m RTF Rich text format 5 Inthe File Save As dialog enter a file name and location for the export file and click OK While the export is running a counter is displayed that shows how many records have been exported and written to the export file Click Stop at any time to stop the export This is especially helpful when exporting long record lengths When displayed data in the export file looks exactly like what you would get if you dragged and dropped the data to Microsoft Excel or Word except using the Export command writes this data to a file instead of displaying it in an external application Importing Data 5 18 You can import instrument generated waveforms files with WFM ISF or CSV formats as well as waveform data stored or created in Microsoft Excel CSV format You can import waveform data to YT XY WaveformMeasurement and WaveFormTabular data sheets You can also import waveform mask test files MSK to YT data sheets Refer to Importing Exporting a Mask on page 4 42 Importing data method 1 1 Select the data sheet to which you want to import data 2 Select the File Import command WaveStar displays the Import File dialog box 3 Select or enter the name of the file to import 4 Click OK WaveStar imports the data into the selected data sheet WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures Importing data method 2 1 In the Windows environment select the file that contains the waveform
80. plorer View Links Selections and Properties The data and command icons also let you access further settings and information by using a popup menu Right click on an icon to display the menu J Dp ake Show Linka Vis D aktii ips Properts Luncute m Show Links opens a dialog box that lists the data sheets that are linked to this data item m Selections lets you select from a pop up list of possible values Selecting a value sets the instrument to use that value W Properties opens a dialog box with a single field The field lets you enter parameter values directly This field generally duplicates the current value of the Selections menu W Execute causes WaveStar to execute the selected Explorer view command 3 18 WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics The WaveStar Reader The WaveStar Reader lets you share data sheets and workbooks with other users who do not have WaveStar for Oscilloscopes Each user must install the WaveStar Reader in order to open and work with data sheets or workbooks You can install the WaveStar Reader from the WaveStar Software for Oscilloscopes CD or by downloading WaveStar Reader from the Tektronix website www tektronix com The WaveStar Reader operates exactly the same as WaveStar with the following caveats Non available commands are greyed out There is no Explorer view in WaveStar Reader as you cannot connect or link to an instrument
81. r Manual Procedures 3 In the Save dialog enter a file name and destination for the data sheet Data sheet files have a SHT extension 4 Click OK to save the data sheet and close the dialog Restore a Data Sheet 1 Open the workbook file in which you will restore the data sheet 2 Use one of the following methods for restoring the data sheet to a workbook m Select File Open and select the data sheet file you want to restore Click OK Drag the data sheet file from Windows Explorer View and drop it on the data pane 3 The Reconnect Links dialog appears prompting you to select Reconnect or Offline Reconnect Select Reconnect to reconnect the links used when the data sheet was last saved Offline Select Offline to open the data sheet without restoring the links to the original data sources NOTE If you select Reconnect and the data source is no longer available a dialog will appear and the data sheet will be opened as an offline file no active links WaveStar Software User Manual 5 13 Procedures Saving and Restoring Workbooks Follow the steps below to save and restore a workbook 5 14 Save a Workbook 1 3 Use one of the following methods for displaying the Save dialog m Select File Save Workbook W Click the Save Workbook button in the toolbar In the Save dialog enter a file name and destination for the workbook Workbook files have a WK extension Click OK to
82. r changes the cursor icon from its default shape to a icon Q if a selected file or directory cannot be moved to the current location You cannot copy a reference waveform onto a waveform channel or math source file WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview You can also right click on a file or folder to display a pop up menu that contains commands to copy delete and paste files as well as directory commands that let you delete and create directories The pop up menu is context sensitive only displaying or enabling the commands that are available for the selected object The pop up menu also contains a properties item Selecting properties displays a message box that contains information such as instrument name and the path to the selected object System Functions Many instruments contain internal memory locations for instrument setups reference waveforms and so on WaveStar displays these types of memory locations under the System icon in the tree view and handles them like files System categories include Hardcopies Setups and Waveforms Hardcopies Hardcopies lets you save the selected instrument s screen to a specified file The Hardcopies file view lists the image file formats available to your instrument This function is a remote screen hard copy function To save the instrument screen image to a file select the Hardcopies folder in the tree view then drag and drop the file format type icon i
83. refresh the data sheet or workbook when the data source updates even if you are not sitting at your PC Follow the steps below to link data sources to one of these buttons 1 Select a data sheet that has linked data While you can link data to a toolbar button directly from the Explorer View dragging it first to a data sheet allows you set the name of the saved data sheet or workbook file 2 If you plan to save repetitive snapshots of your data you should choose the Autoversioning option from the File menu Selecting this option adds an automatic date and timestamp to the saved filename which prevents new files from overwriting previous ones 3 Right click and drag the data source to the toolbar button When you release the mouse button select Link in the shortcut menu that pops up You can also press Ctrl Shift and left click and drag the data source to the toolbar button To view or delete a link from a data sheet or toolbar button right click on the sheet or button and select Show Links from the shortcut menu that pops up The Show Links dialog appears allowing you to select and delete links WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures Viewing Long Record Lengths You can view and export long record lengths with up to 8 million sample points The procedure for viewing long record lengths is the same as for viewing any waveform data with the exception of the PC memory required to download or export the data The follo
84. rms To and From an Instrument You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy and link waveforms from the Explorer View to the YT data sheet dropping the waveform anywhere in the graticule area You also use drag and drop mouse operations to copy data from data sheets to other Microsoft Windows applications When copying a YT graticule to another application you have the choice of copying the graticule as it is displayed on screen which may be a partial graticule or copying the entire graticule Copying a partial graticule is useful if for example you want to zoom in the display and copy a particular area of a waveform To always copy the entire graticule whether or not it is fully displayed select the View menu and check the Transfer Full Graticule menu item To restore the waveform to a specific channel expand the instrument data channels in Explorer View and drag the waveform to the desired channel You cannot undo this operation Refer to page 3 15 and Copy and Linking on page 4 4 for more information Changing the Waveform Scale The Scale pulldown lists located to the left of the Waveform button in the sheet toolbar let you change the voltage or time scale of the selected waveform To change a waveform s scale select a waveform then select the arrow button adjacent to the scale value to change Select a new scale value from the pulldown list The YT sheet redraws the selected waveform using the new scale value Selecting
85. ror Log THS 700 Series Oscilloscopes Follow the steps below to access the Set RS232 Parameters to Defaults button 1 2 Push the Utility button on the oscilloscope Push the bottom left bezel button System Config on the oscilloscope repeatedly until RS 232 is selected Push the fifth bezel button on the oscilloscope labeled Set RS232 Parameters to Defaults WaveStar Software User Manual RS 232 You can examine the Error Log for clues about your RS 232 interface connection Follow the steps below to access the Error Log 1 Push the Utility button on the oscilloscope 2 Push the bottom left bezel button on the oscilloscope repeatedly until Diag is selected 3 Push the bezel button on the oscilloscope labeled Error Log 4 Push the adjacent bezel button labeled OK Display Log to display the Error Log Check the lines in the Error Log titled RS 232 Line Snapshot and RS 232 Errors Refer to the programmer manual for your oscillo scope for information about interpreting the information in the Error Log TDS 400 500 600 700 or 800 Series The TDS 400 500 600 700 and 800 Series oscilloscopes support RS 232 printers but cannot be controlled over the RS 232 interface WaveStar Software can only communicate with these series of oscilloscopes using a GPIB interface connection WaveStar Software User Manual 7 3 RS 232 RS 232 General Hints m Make sure the communication parameters are set corre
86. rresponding controls WaveStar Software User Manual 6 5 User Proxy Table Utility 6 6 Help Menu Select About Proxytbl in the Help menu to display the About Proxytbl dialog showing the product name version number and copyright information Toolbar Diac KE 5 gt gt 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON Ooh WD Toolbar Buttons There are four toolbar buttons in the main screen that control the current record see the illustration on page 6 3 New Click this button to insert a new blank record above the currently selected record Update Click this button to commit save the current record Any changes you have made in the controls will appear in the list box Clear Click this button to clear the edit controls and entry fields Cut Click this button to cut the currently selected record from the list box The cut record is placed on the Windows clipboard Control Settings There are nine control settings in this dialog that allow you to control the record WaveStar Software User Manual User Proxy Table Utility Setting This control specifies the name of the instrument setting described by the record Command This control specifies the command to be used to program the setting in the instrument The command control is disabled if the access control is set to read only Query This control specifies the query to be used to read the setting from the instrument If you do not specify a query control t
87. s of the horizontal and vertical divisions Graticule Color Set the graticule color WaveStar Software User Manual 5 5 Procedures 3 Background Color Set the graticule background color Print black and white Toggles the printing color of the data sheet Set Default Click Set Default to set the new settings as default Click OK to accept the changes and close the Properties dialog To Change the Plot Style of XY Waveforms 1 With the XY data sheet selected select Properties from the View menu Select the Plot tab in the Properties dialog In the Plot Type pulldown list select either Dots or Vectors for the plot type Dots displays the waveform data points as individual dots on the graticule Vectors displays the waveform data points as a connected line on the graticule Click OK to accept the changes and close the Properties dialog Creating a New Mask 5 6 1 2 3 Open a new YT data sheet Select New Mask from the Masks menu Select the target instrument family for the mask from the Select Instrument dialog box Use the mask edit functions to create and edit the segments for your new mask Select Tabular View from the Masks menu Select the Edit Parameters button Enter the mask parameters in the Edit Mask Parameters dialog box 8 Click OK to accept the mask parameters Save the YT sheet WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures Measure Waveforms
88. s you save recall and edit instrument settings in the Notes data sheet You can save settings for the entire instrument or specify a category of settings such as trigger or horizontal The settings are stored as one long ASCII string of instrument specific programming commands To save the current instrument settings select Data Settings in the Explorer view Then use the mouse to drag and drop the setting information to save from the Explorer view to the Notes sheet To recall settings to load into an instrument open the Notes sheet that contains the settings to load Next select the instrument setting text with the mouse Make sure you do not forget any text critical to command syntax such as colons or semicolons Finally drag and drop the selected text onto the appropriate Data Settings icon in the Explorer view If you are familiar with the programming commands for your instrument you can edit the commands in the Notes sheet to change your instrument settings Use the standard windows commands and methods to enter copy cut and paste text in the Notes sheet 4 16 WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Power Harmonics Data Sheet The Power Harmonics data sheet displays power and harmonic information based on signal voltage and current waveforms You can display the power and harmonic information in either table or graphical bar chart format The following figures show the same power harmonics data in tabular
89. sheet the source sends an update whenever data changes possibly at irregular intervals The data sheet collects all the data but only enters the new row containing a data point at the data logging rate specified in the data sheet property sheet If no new data has been received during a data logging interval the data sheet retains the last value logged Property Sheet The property sheet can set table layout how recording occurs start stops and alarm limits on the recorded data You can set these properties from the Datalog Tabular property pages refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 Refer to the online help for detailed information on the datalogging tabular sheet property dialog box WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Instrument Explorer Sheet The Instrument Explorer data sheet lets you view and manipulate the contents of instrument hard and floppy drives in an Explorer like window You can also Do file utility tasks copy delete and paste files create and delete directories Drag and drop files from the instrument drive to a Windows directory Drag and drop instrument setups within the same instrument or to another instrument Some instruments do not have accessible system settings and so will not display this infomation in the sheet Drag and drop channel waveforms to reference waveform storage within the same instrument or in another instrument Do remote screen hardcopy operations
90. sheet or other ASCII text editor Right click in the data sheet area to pop up a menu that lets you save close or print your data sheet or access online help about the data sheet Format the text font color and alignment using the toolbar buttons If the toolbar buttons for the Notes Sheet are not displayed go to the View menu for the WaveStar application and check Datasheet Toolbar Use toolbar buttons and WaveStar menu commands to Save Cut Copy Paste and Print notes sheet contents WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Voaruramerks taken Valley plant 21 1999 T amp M device Bick J Supported Applications Use your mouse to drag and drop text or bitmapped images between the notes sheet and Windows applications such as Microsoft Office applications and the Windows Notepad When copying an XY or YT graticule to another application you have the choice of copying the graticule as it is displayed on screen which may be a partial graticule or copying the entire graticule Copying a partial graticule is useful if for example you want to zoom in the display and copy a particular area of a waveform To always copy the entire graticule whether or not it is fully displayed select the View menu and check the Transfer Full Graticule menu item WaveStar Software User Manual 4 15 Data Sheet Overview Saving and Recalling Instrument Settings WaveStar let
91. strument Permissions 2 15 Operating Basics Operating Basics 3 1 Main Screen Overview 0 3 1 Men Bat ee o UAE EHE NUN ee es 3 2 Toolbar pH EU EE DRE 3 2 Explorer View ve 4 Le RISE Re te ee oe 3 2 Data Sheet Pane sissy earns a ERES RES REGES 3 2 The WaveStar Menu Bar 3 4 The WaveStar Toolbar 3 10 The Explorer View 2st Ere RR eI es 3 12 Using The Explorer View 3 14 Copying Data from the Explorer View 3 15 Linking Data from the Explorer View 3 16 Explorer View Links Selections and Properties 3 18 The WaveStar Reader 3 19 Data Sheet Overview Data Sheet Overview 4 1 D ta Sheet Pane Sere 4 1 Common Sheet Functions 4 1 Creating Opening Saving and Closing Data Sheets 42 Start Stop Data Acquisition 4 2 ZOOMIN RD red 4 3 Sizing Tiling and Cascading Windows 4 4 Previewing and 4 4 Copy and Linking 4 4 Copying into Microsoft Office Applications 4 5 Setting Properties 00 0 0 0 eee eee eee ee 4 5 Shortcut Menu es iep atan s eee ee eee ee 4 5 Da
92. t Banner option is useful when your YT data sheet contains waveforms that are longer than the width of the graticule Mask Editing The YT sheet mask editing features allow you to create new test masks for an instrument family by modifying existing masks or defining mask parameters from scratch The copied mask retains the instrument settings that were part of the original mask To edit an existing mask or create a new mask based on an existing mask simply drag and drop a mask from the Explorer view onto the YT sheet WaveStar draws the mask on the graticule and shows existing line vertexes points as small squares as shown in the following figure NOTE If a mask is visible on your YT sheet and you copy or link the YT sheet to another data sheet the mask data is copied along with the waveform data To prevent this clear the Show Mask checkbox in the toolbar before copying or linking the YT sheet data to other sheets WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview U sor gx E i Jajaja I Lema re D mda rsh Ti m 12 iu LE iB pen rem E d o ia z 1 1 1 Cas Mask Editing Conventions The following conventions apply to the YT mask editing functions Copying a new mask onto a YT sheet with an existing mask deletes the existing mask and replaces it with the new mask
93. t a maximum baud rate of 38 400 all other instruments are limited to a maximum baud rate of 9 600 Stop bits Stop bits are the number of bits sent with each character to identify the end of data for that character Data bits Data bits are the number of bits sent for each character Flow control Flow control is the type of handshaking used to guarantee accurate transmission of data from one device to another This handshaking prevents buffers from overflowing in the receiving device Parity Parity is the data bit added to each character to validate its correct transmission Terminator Terminator is the character added to the end of each command or query to indicate the end of the command or query Timeout Timeout is the length of time the application will try to communicate with the instrument before aborting the commu nication The default setting is None which each instrument interprets differently Restore Factory Settings Uses the RS 232 settings originally shipped with the selected instrument Restore Default Settings Uses the predefined default settings for the selected instrument When you are finished configuring the settings click Test New Settings If the settings are accepted a dialog appears telling you that the device proxy is running and the attached hardware is responding Click OK 7 The Step 4 dialog appears again Click Next WaveStar Software User Manual Instrument Manager 8 In Step
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95. taining the name of the desired waveform click the color button select a new color from the Color window and click OK to accept the color change and close the dialog WaveStar Software User Manual Procedures 3 Click OK in the Waveform Properties dialog window To Lock the Trigger Points or Horizontal Scales of YT Waveforms 1 With the YT data sheet selected select Properties from the View menu 2 Select the Plot tab in the Properties dialog 3 Select or deselect the check boxes to toggle locked trigger points and horizontal scales 4 Click OK to accept the changes and close the Properties dialog To Display the Trigger Point on YT Waveforms 1 With the YT data sheet selected select Properties from the View menu 2 Select the Plot tab in the Properties dialog 3 Select or deselect the Display Trigger Point checkbox to toggle the trigger point display on the graticule 4 Click OK to accept the changes and close the Properties dialog To Change the Graticule for XY and YT Data Sheets 1 With either an XY or YT sheet selected select Properties from the View menu 2 Select the Graticule tab in the Properties dialog In this dialog you can set the following Graticule properties Graticule Type Select from Full Grid Crosshairs or Frame Horizontal Divisions Set the number of horizontal divisions Vertical Divisions Set the number of vertical divisions Size of Divisions Set the size and dimension
96. ter at a time so you must choose between TekVisa and a VISA from another company If you choose to overwrite the existing Visa32 dil file the installer deletes any other Visa32 dil file in the System directory of Windows and replaces it with Tek Visa s Visa32 dll file To use two different Visa32 dll files simply rename the Visa32 dll file you want to replace and copy the Visa32 dll file you want to use WaveStar Software User Manual Installation and Uninstallation to the same location For example you have two VISA files one from National Instruments one from Tektronix and the current VISA file is the National Instruments NI To replace the NI VISA file rename it Visa32 ni dll and copy the Tek Visa Visa32 dll file into the Window s System directory A copy of TekVisa s Visa32 dll is located in the directory where Tek Visa was stored Note the following information when choosing between Tek Visa and another company s VISA m The AD007 GPIB LAN Adapter requires VXI 11 interface components which are loaded as part of the AD007 TekVisa installation process Therefore if you are using an AD007 GPIB LAN Adapter you must either install the TekVisa components from the AD007 installation process do a custom WSTRO install and select all available components to install m The Tektronix TDS3EM Ethernet communications module for the TDS3000 Series oscilloscopes requires that you install the TekVisa components If you
97. ter selecting the last column hold shift to drag all the columns to Word or Excel Property Sheet Use this property sheet to control table layout characteristics and the measurement method refer to Setting Properties on page 4 5 Refer to the online help for detailed information on the waveform measurement property dialog and each control field in the dialog Gates You can use gates in YT and waveform tabular data sheets to define a segment of a waveform for copying or linking to the waveform measurement sheet Such operations let you determine the part of the waveform measured by using the gates to isolate a portion of the waveform Waveform Tabular Data Sheet A Waveform Tabular Sheet creates a table of values for each waveform that you copy or link to it It periodically updates the values if you link them from the data source The Waveform Tabular Sheet shows the waveform as sequential values in a table column with each value accompanied by a time value The time value is the time of the waveform sample relative to the waveform record trigger WaveStar Software User Manual 4 27 Data Sheet Overview You can modify the waveform by editing the table cells but you can not change the length of the waveform by adding or deleting cells nor can you change the units Rr I IE I E 50 20000 2419500 40 20 000 000 0 000 ur 60 000 24 BE dm 24 7000 u TED Flur Mode Run
98. th to meet your requirements Noisy signals may require you to manually select a longer cycle width The Power Harmonics sheet shows which cycles are used for calculations by highlighting the waveform cycles in the Waveform fields WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview Scalar Viewer Data Sheet If you want to view one or more scalar values copy or link them from the Explorer view to this data sheet Such values display with time stamp data value and data units When you want to compile a custom view of measurements or any set of scalar data or download your TX DMM stored memory WSTRM use the Scalar Viewer For example if you want to continuously monitor measurements taken by different instruments connect those instruments to WaveStar and drag those measurements from the Explorer View to a common Scalar Viewer sheet Or drag scalars from other data sheets to the Scalar Viewer sheet D Nang o Tme vaus Unis Tp Ezzn Daiafeasunememis Mas 1 XrAprel583 15 52211 100200 3984 Hz T2 52200 Hememen s 2 20H prc 1552 12 EES TO 52720 Darts en muremeni s Paes d 20 e pr 1 12 52 14 EEE Run Mode Hune 1 0 Operations You use drag and drop mouse operations to copy and link scalar values such as a TDS oscilloscope automatic measurement from the WaveStar Explorer View to the Scalar Viewer sheet dropping the waveform anywhere in the data sheet table Subsequent cop
99. u can add delete and modify the initialization commands Each command has to be entered on a new line Click OK to save the initialization commands and store and add them to the Initialization Section of the file when the file is saved Click Cancel to dismiss the dialog without saving changes CHT HAH TWENTY 6 8 WaveStar Software User Manual User Proxy Table Utility Registry Screen Use the User Proxy Registry Settings dialog to enter registration information for the file You can access the Registry Settings by selecting Settings from the File menu The dialog is also displayed when you save or close the file Ute Prowy Aeg m p TET tms If there is an entry for the current file in the registry the values in this entry are read and displayed in the dialog otherwise the dialog is brought up with default values in the fields You can modify these values and overwrite the existing registry entries At startup the application checks the registry to see if there is any top level key containing the UserProxyProgld Ulser InstrConnec tion 1 and Type 0x796e6164 If such key is unavailable the utility creates it and updates LastProxyld If necessary the application builds the whole Software VTektronixMnstS vrMAvailable Proxies tree under LOCAL MACHINE key NOTE If there is no registry entry under the UserProxy top level key corresponding to the file name being edited the application creates a
100. ument Instrument Properties Delete Instrument Switch Instrument 2 2 WaveStar Software User Manual Instrument Manager View Toolbar Status Bar Activity Log Print Activity Log Help Contents and Index What s This InstMgr Overview Technical Support 91 About InstMgr WaveStar Software User Manual 2 3 Instrument Manager Toolbar The Instrument Manager toolbar contains buttons that operate as shortcuts to certain menu commands Shown below is each button with a description of what the button controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Instrument List Main Screen 2 4 The main screen of the Instrument Manager see page 2 1 shows all the instruments available for connection and the following information from left to right The alias you have assigned each instrument if available m The connection type RS 232 ASRL or GPIB ports WaveStar Software User Manual Instrument Manager The permissions set for each connection W Software status running not running and hardware status responding not responding Add Instrument RS 232 Connected Once you have connected the new instrument to the PC using the appropriate RS 232 cable follow the steps below to use the Instrument Manager Service IMS to set up communications between the instrument and the PC 1 Power on the instrument 2 Open the IMS application and click the Add toolbar button or s
101. utton in the toolbar or select Edit Add Instrument When Step 1 of the Instrument Connect wizard appears select your instrument from the list and click Next Step 2 lists all the available RS 232 connections between your PC and your instrument Select the desired connection and click Next NOTE If there are no listings there are no RS 232 connections available You should recheck your instrument to PC communication cable and make sure the instrument power is on You should also make sure no other applications are using the RS 232 connection 5 Step 3 allows you to enter an alias for your instrument This will be the name that appears in the IMS Alias list and in the WaveStar Software instrument explorer view If you do not enter a name the product family name is used by default Enter an alias or leave the field blank and click Next In Step 4 click Next In Step 5 click Test to test your connection If the connection is established the following message appears Device proxy Instrument Name is running and the attached hardware is responding WaveStar Software User Manual 2 11 Instrument Manager If the connection is not established the following message appears Device proxy lt Instrument Name gt is running but the attached hardware is not responding Response string is If you get the above message check the cable connection between your instrument and PC make sure the i
102. w points to a segment halfway between the selected point and the next point counterclockwise from the selected point To add a point select the point then press the right mouse button to display the pop up menu Select Add Point The YT sheet adds the new point to the line segment WaveStar Software User Manual 4 37 Data Sheet Overview 4 38 Lieleie Pind To delete a point select a point click the right mouse button and select Delete Point from the pop up menu Adding Duplicating and Deleting Mask Segments To add a new segment to a mask select Mask gt Add Segment from the WaveStar main menu WaveStar adds a small box segment to the upper left corner of the graticule and assigns it the next consecutive mask segment number You can then edit this new segment by adding and moving points to obtain the mask segment shape you need To duplicate a segment position the cursor within the segment the cursor will change to a four way arrow to indicate that you are within a segment Then right click the mouse to display the pop up menu Select Duplicate WaveStar draws the duplicated segment slightly above and to the right of the selected segment WaveStar Software User Manual Data Sheet Overview To delete a mask segment position the cursor within the segment right click the mouse and select Delete Segment from the pop up menu WaveStar deletes the selected mask segment You can also delete the entire mask by sele
103. ware m Click Next to accept the default location recommended OR W Enter the directory location where you want Tektronix VISA installed and then click Next 8 In the Choose VXI Plug amp Play Destination Location dialog select the location of the VXI software m Click Next to accept the default location recommended OR W Enter the directory location where you want TekVisa VXI Plug and Play components installed and then click Next WaveStar Software User Manual 1 7 Installation and Uninstallation 9 In the Setup Type dialog select the type of installation you would like to perform and then click Next m Full Setup Type installs all required VISA files recom mended OR m Custom Setup Type allows you to choose which components to install 10 The Start Copying Files dialog displays the directory location of where VISA and VXI Plug and Play files will be installed If this information is correct click Next OR m Ifyou want to change this information use the Back button 11 When the TekVisa installation is complete the Setup Complete dialog appears Click Finish to dismiss this dialog and proceed to install the WaveStar software WaveStar for Oscilloscopes WaveStar Reader Installation 12 The Welcome to WaveStar dialog appears Read the information in the dialog and click Next 13 Read the WaveStar Software License Agreement If you accept all of the terms in the license agreement click
104. wigrilid da Display Waveforms Masks Measurements Settings System 3 12 WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics Setup Screen Copy Display Acquire Vertical Horizontal Trigger Masks Measurements Functions WaveStar Software User Manual 3 13 Operating Basics Using The Explorer View To display the contents of an Explorer view subtree click on the plus icon next to an item you want to explore Continue clicking on plus icons to open further subtrees To close a subtree click on the minus icon next to the subtree The lowest level subtrees generally represent the data or scope control that you can copy link or execute Loca g a S kcal 1 Thc ES Ths nE Ve x d Copley Fur TE e oE Setup uod Furckors 3 14 WaveStar Software User Manual Operating Basics Copying Data from the Explorer View Copying data results in a static snapshot of the data The data does not update in the application as it updates on the instrument You can manually refresh the data sheet by selecting the Refresh Datasheet command in the View menu To copy a waveform or a scalar value into a data sheet do these steps 1 Left click on the data object in the Explorer view and hold down the mouse button Refer to in the following illustration 2 Drag the data object into the data sheet and release the mouse button Refer to in
105. wing table lists memory requirements to download and export waveform record lengths of 4 million and 8 million points Using less memory than the table indicates requires WaveStar to do extensive disk cache swapping resulting in process times from minutes to hours If you plan on working with long record length files install RAM into your PC to meet or preferably exceed the minimum memory requirements listed in the table Minimum RAM re Minimum RAM re quired to download quired to generate Record length from oscilloscope export file d To print the full record length of all waveforms in the YT data sheet select the data sheet and choose Print Banner in the File menu The Print Banner option is useful when your YT data sheet contains waveforms that are longer than the width of the graticule Exporting Data You can export data from any of the data sheets as either comma separated values CSV text or rich text format RTF You can also export waveform mask test files MSK from YT data sheets Refer to Importing Exporting a Mask on page 4 42 1 Select the data sheet from which you want to export data 2 Select the data items within the data sheet that you want to export 3 Select the File Export menu command WaveStar Software User Manual 5 17 Procedures 4 In the Export dialog select the format for the exported data and click OK m CSV Comma separated values W Text ASCII text f
106. xcel spreadsheet Print a monochrome or color hardcopy of your data depending on printer abilities There are four types of data sheets 1 Waveform data sheets display instrument waveforms These data sheets let you view record or analyze waveform data Available waveform data sheets are YT XY and Power Harmonics 2 Scalar data sheets display instrument scalar data such as measurements and waveform sample points Available Scalar data sheets are DatalogMeasurement DatalogTabular Scalar Viewer StripChart WaveformMeasurement and WaveformTabu lar 3 The Notes data sheet displays graphical copies of waveform or tabular data instrument screen copies instrument settings and notes that you add to the sheet 4 The Instrument Explorer data sheet displays the contents of instrument hard and floppy drives in an Explorer like window All data sheets in a data sheet pane are part of the current workbook wk file extension The workbook allows you to organize and save your data sheets as a single collection You can also save individual sheets as files sht file extension and add saved sheets to the current workbook All of these data sheets are described in detail in Section 4 Data Sheet Overview WaveStar Software User Manual 3 3 Operating Basics The WaveStar Menu Bar The menu bar contains menus and associated submenus that give you access to all WaveStar command functions The menu bar is dynamic the
107. xt to use the current GPIB settings If you click Configure a dialog appears showing the following settings Terminator Terminator is the character added to the end of each command or query to indicate the end of the command or query WaveStar Software User Manual Instrument Manager Timeout Timeout is the length of time the application will try to communicate with the instrument before aborting the commu nication The default setting is None which each instrument interprets differently Restore Factory Settings Restores the GPIB settings originally shipped with the selected instrument Restore Default Settings Restores the predefined default settings for the selected instrument If you want to make your new selections the default settings for GPIB connections click the Update GPIB settings button When you are finished configuring the settings click Test New Settings If the settings are accepted a dialog appears telling you that the device proxy is running and the attached hardware is responding Click OK 8 The Step 4 dialog appears again Click Next 9 In Step 5 click Test to test your connection If the connection is established the following message appears Device proxy Instrument Name is running and the attached hardware is responding If the connection is not established the following message appears Device proxy Instrument Name is running but the attached hardware is not respo

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