NVGate Status bar

Status bar

The software interface features a status bar that continuously shows the different status of the hardware, analysis and ongoing actions.

The status bar is divided in 5 parts:

Control Tab

Allows starting, pausing and stopping the analysis.

See Measurement group for details

Plug-ins progress bars

Shows the individual analysis status of the active plug-ins. The Progress bars appear automatically when the plug-in are activated (i.e: Inputs or tracks are connected to their channels).

Ex:

Each progress bar displays:

• A progress bar:
• Indicates the current averaging number or analysis duration. In case of un expectable duration, the progress bar continuously run for one side to the other.
• The color indicates the following real time status:
• Green = real-time, all sample are processed.
• Red = the analysis has encountered a non real-time situation, sample have not been analyzed.

• A text: (AVT) SSSS: AAA
• AVT = Average type
• SSSS= Plug-in status (Stop, run, Paused, triggering,)
• The text color indicates the current real-time status: Red = not real-time

Information area

In the top left of the status bar, contextual information and progress bar appear depending the on-going action. This concern the disk download, the setup and data saving and any long duration process from NVGate.

Inputs status LED

Shows the inputs/signal tracks status. The same status is displayed on the front-end LED.

	The input is not active
	The input is under loaded. The signal amplitude is more than 24 dB below the current input range.
	Normal, the signal amplitude is between -24 dB and the input range.
	An overload has been detected since the last run. The signal on the input is no more overloaded .
	The input is overloaded.

A right-click on an active input status LED displays a pop-up menu. It is used to modify the range or any of the input parameters.

Front-end LED colors

For those who use OR36, Mobi-Pack and OR38 version 2, the front-end LED colors helps knowing what is connected and signal levels.

The LED statuses are:

Status	Color on Front End	Color on XPod
Dynamic inputs normal	Green	none
Dynamic inputs underload	Cyan (clear blue)	none
Every input type overload	Red	Red
Parametric input normal	Yellow	none
Parametric input underload	Clear purple	none
Strain gauges normal	none	Blue
Thermocouple JKTNB	none	Yellow, Green, Brown, Pink, purple
PT 100, PT1000	none	Blue, Grey (low white)

Accept/reject

This function is used to accept or reject a measurement when the FFT trigger accept mode is set to manual.

Accept

Shortcut: Ctrl + Y. Accepts the last acquisition.

Reject

Shortcut: Ctrl + N. Rejects the last acquisition.

Battery

Shows the battery and powering status:

	The analyzer is powered by and external power
	The analyzer is running on its battery

The battery level shows the available autonomy. The steps shows: 100%, 75%, 50%, 25% and 10% of battery charge. Note: The battery level is also replicated on the LCD screen of OR36 and OR38.

See user manual for details about battery

Connection mode

Depending the connection mode an analyzer or a display icon is displayed in the bottom right area.

	Office mode. The software processes data from a signal file (post-analysis) in the PC or simulates the inputs for preparing a measurement setup.
	Connected mode. The hardware is connected. The software runs the analysis on the DSPs directly from the inputs or post-processing signal files from the Mobi-disk.

Note: a fly over the Analyzer icon with the mouse will show the internal temperature and fan status of the analyzer.

Acquisition status

	The acquisition and analysis are real-time
	The acquisition is not real-time. The analyzer is not working properly. Both software and hardware should be restarted