User guide

Signal Standards Editor
The Signal Standards Editor is a software application for viewing, editing and creating sig
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nal standards files. Select a signal standard entry from the list to make it active.
The Signal Standards Editor can:
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Create new signal standards files
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View and edit the signal standard definitions
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Copy and paste signal standard definitions
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Retrieve the signal standards file from a test unit
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Store an updated signal standards file back onto the test unit
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Generate a report of the signal standards file
Creating a New Signal Standards File
To create a new signal standards file, select New Signal Standards File from the File
drop-down menu. An empty signal standards file will be displayed. To add a signal stan-
dard, select
Add Signal Standard from the Edit menu.
To add an existing signal standard from a different signal standards file, use the
Cut, Copy
and Paste icons, or select Cut, Copy and Paste from the Edit menu.
Editing a Signal Standard
A signal standard definition can be changed by editing the name and parameters. The active
line of the current signal standard is displayed in the text entry box under the main toolbar.
If this box is disabled, the selected signal standard can not be edited.
All changes are temporary until saved as a disk file. To save the signal standards file on the
local PC, select
Save from the File menu.
Cut, Copy and Paste
Use the Cut, Copy and Paste icons, or select Cut, Copy and Paste from the Edit menu to
add, copy or remove signal standards.
Cut moves the currently selected signal standard onto the clipboard and the signal standard
is deleted from the Signal Standards list. If the signal standards file is saved, the cut signal
standard will be permanately deleted from that list.
Copy puts a copy of the signal standard on the clipboard, but does not delete it from the
current Signal Standards list.
Paste copies a signal standard from the clipboard into the current Signal Standards list.
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