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* Name : rename the vector to be easily identifiable when used in device plug-ins. By default, the name is Vector#x where x is the current number of vectors generated. | * Name : rename the vector to be easily identifiable when used in device plug-ins. By default, the name is Vector#x where x is the current number of vectors generated. | ||
* Trash can icon : when clicked, the vector will be deleted from the generated vectors list and won't be usable in device plug-ins. | * Trash can icon : when clicked, the vector will be deleted from the generated vectors list and won't be usable in device plug-ins. | ||
- | * Preview button : when clicked, the vector data will be drawn in the PREVIEW pane | + | * Preview button : when clicked, the vector data will be drawn in the PREVIEW pane. |
+ | * Copy button : when clicked, an exact copy of the vector will be created. | ||
+ | * Export button : when clicked, the vector data can be saved as a txt file with one sample value per line. Complex vectors' sample values are interleaved. | ||
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- Record Length : number of samples to generate. | - Record Length : number of samples to generate. | ||
- Offset : amplitude offset to apply to the signal. | - Offset : amplitude offset to apply to the signal. | ||
- | - Amplitude : decibel gain to apply to the waveform. It can only be used to attenuate the signal - i.e. value must be negative or zero. | + | - Amplitude Control : Option to control the amplitude of the waveform either in decibels or in volts, see options below. |
+ | - Attenuation : When the amplitude control is set to dB, the amplitude of the waveform is set according to its resolution and attenuated by this value in decibels. | ||
+ | - Peak To Peak Amplitude : When the amplitude control is set to V, the amplitude of the waveform is set through this value. | ||
- Relative Phase : Phase in degrees to apply to the waveform. | - Relative Phase : Phase in degrees to apply to the waveform. | ||
- Unsigned Data : If checked, the data generated will only contain positive values. | - Unsigned Data : If checked, the data generated will only contain positive values. | ||
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- Record Length : number of samples to generate. | - Record Length : number of samples to generate. | ||
- Offset : amplitude offset to apply to the signal. | - Offset : amplitude offset to apply to the signal. | ||
- | - Amplitude : decibel gain to apply to the waveform. It can only be used to attenuate the signal - i.e. value must be negative or zero. | + | - Amplitude Control : Option to control the amplitude of the waveform either in decibels or in volts, see options below. |
+ | - Attenuation : When the amplitude control is set to dB, the amplitude of the waveform is set according to its resolution and attenuated by this value in decibels. | ||
+ | - Peak To Peak Amplitude : When the amplitude control is set to V, the amplitude of the waveform is set through this value. | ||
- Relative Phase : Phase in degrees to apply to the waveform. | - Relative Phase : Phase in degrees to apply to the waveform. | ||
- Unsigned Data : If checked, the data generated will only contain positive values. | - Unsigned Data : If checked, the data generated will only contain positive values. | ||
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- Quantize data : when checked, data samples are generated as integers, otherwise they are generated as double precision floating point values. Refer to your device plug-in to choose the correct option. | - Quantize data : when checked, data samples are generated as integers, otherwise they are generated as double precision floating point values. Refer to your device plug-in to choose the correct option. | ||
- Record Length : number of samples to generate. | - Record Length : number of samples to generate. | ||
- | - Amplitude : decibel gain to apply to the waveform. It can only be used to attenuate the signal - i.e. value must be negative or zero. | + | - Amplitude Control : Option to control the amplitude of the waveform either in decibels or in volts, see options below. |
+ | - Attenuation : When the amplitude control is set to dB, the amplitude of the waveform is set according to its resolution and attenuated by this value in decibels. | ||
+ | - Peak To Peak Amplitude : When the amplitude control is set to V, the amplitude of the waveform is set through this value. | ||
- Generate Complex Data : If checked, the data generated will contain two waveforms, the In-phase and the Quadrature waveforms. | - Generate Complex Data : If checked, the data generated will contain two waveforms, the In-phase and the Quadrature waveforms. | ||
- Unsigned Data : If checked, the data generated will only contain positive values. | - Unsigned Data : If checked, the data generated will only contain positive values. | ||
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- Record Length : number of samples to generate. | - Record Length : number of samples to generate. | ||
- Offset : amplitude offset to apply to the signal. | - Offset : amplitude offset to apply to the signal. | ||
- | - Amplitude : decibel gain to apply to the waveform. It can only be used to attenuate the signal - i.e. value must be negative or zero. | + | - Amplitude Control : Option to control the amplitude of the waveform either in decibels or in volts, see options below. |
+ | - Attenuation : When the amplitude control is set to dB, the amplitude of the waveform is set according to its resolution and attenuated by this value in decibels. | ||
+ | - Peak To Peak Amplitude : When the amplitude control is set to V, the amplitude of the waveform is set through this value. | ||
- Relative Phase : Phase in degrees to apply to the waveform. | - Relative Phase : Phase in degrees to apply to the waveform. | ||
- Unsigned Data : If checked, the data generated will only contain positive values. | - Unsigned Data : If checked, the data generated will only contain positive values. |