User's Manual

The Graphical Waveform Editor
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Table 3-9 provides a description of the Waveform editor bottom menus.
Run mode The current instrument run mode (Continuous, Triggered, Gated, or
Enhanced).
Status display area The status display area shows the instrument status (Stopped, Running or
Waiting).
Waveform display The waveform display shows a graphical representation of the waveform
data values. Refer to the note on page 2-59 for information on the waveform
data range.
Waveform file name The waveform file name is the file name to which the waveform data is
written. The Graphical Waveform editor appends the .wfm file extension to
all waveform files. If this is a new or modified waveform, you are prompted
to save the waveform data to a file name before exiting the editor.
Table 3-9: Waveform editor bottom menu
Button Description
File Provides commands for opening new waveform or pattern edit windows,
inserting data from a file, loading an file, saving edited data to a file, and
closing the active editor window. Refer to page 2-17 for information on file
management tasks.
Operation Provides commands for editing and manipulating waveform data, including
cutting, copying, pasting, rotating, shifting, creating function generator
waveforms, and so on. These commands operate on the data located
between the left and right cursors.
Tools Provides commands to perform mathematical operations on the entire
waveform record.
Zoom/Pan Provides commands to zoom in on, zoom out from, and pan the edit
window waveform. You can zoom and pan a waveform horizontally and
vertically.
Window Provides commands to select the active window when more than one edit
window is open. Refer to page 3-230 for information on multiple editor
windows.
Settings Displays a dialog box in which to define editor setup parameters including
waveform record length, clock frequency, display mode, cursor linking, grid
on/off, and so on.
Undo! Undoes the last edit operation. Undo! is a one–level undo operation. Press
Undo! more than once to toggle between the last two operations (the Undo!
step itself and the last edit operation).
Table 3-8: Waveform editor screen elements (cont.)
Element Description