NVGate Ribbons: Display
The "Display/Graphs" tab
This tab covers the results display control. It allows creating, fulfilling, arranging and viewing the windows and layouts. It controls the scale, units, weighting and data operations of any graphs, manages the waterfalls and extraction graphs and the markers.
Windows group
This part of the display/graph tab manages the windows creation, their refreshment and the infotrace view/hide.
See Chapter 7 - § Graph for details
Note: Clicking on the bottom right icon (
) opens active window properties dialog. The content of this dialog varies depending on the windows type.
See Chapter 7 - § Graph for details
Add/remove: Opens the add/remove windows dialog. This dialog allows creating and arranging the traces, graphs, windows and layouts. Layouts/windows/traces
- One tab is displayed for each layout. Each tab is made up of a tree showing the windows and results displayed in each window.
- Creates a new layout. A dialog box used to name the new layout is displayed by clicking on the button. A new tab is created and selected, corresponding to the new layout.
- Creates a new window, in the layout of the selected tab. A dialog box used to name the new window is displayed by clicking on the button.
- Adds the results selected in the window of the layout tab. If the layout does not contain any windows, a new window is created. A dialog box that shows the name of the new window is displayed. If a result is selected in the layout tab, a click on this button has no effect.
- Renames the window selected in the layout tab. If no window is selected, a click on this button has no effect and an error message is displayed in a message box.
- Deletes the selected window or trace selected in layout tab.
Plug-in analyzer tab: A tab is displayed for each plug-in analyzer connected.
- Result selection: List of results provided by the plug-in analyzer selected. Multiple plug-ins may be selected if all results selected are compatible (which means that they can be displayed in the same result window).
- Channel selection: List of plug-in analyzer channels connected, available for the result selected.
- Operation: in the top combo-box, list of weighting which can be applied to results selected. In the middle combo-box, list of derivation/integration operations which can be applied. In the bottom combo-box, list of display units.
- Reference / X: List of plug-in analyzer channels connected. This can be the reference. Available for results that require a reference only (cross-spectrum, for example).
- Tracked order: List of tracked orders on channel selected. Available if result selected is an order result.
Waterfall tab
- Analyzer result: The list of plug-in analyzers connected that provide Waterfall source results is displayed in the combo-box. The list of results provided by the plug-in analyzer selected, which can be a waterfall source is displayed in the list-box below.
- Channel selection: List of plug-in analyzer channel connected, available for the result selected.
- Operation: in the top combo-box, list of weighting which can be applied to the results selected is displayed. In the middle combo-box, a list of derivation/integration operations that can be applied is displayed. In the bottom combo-box, a list of display units is displayed.
- Reference / X: List of plug-in analyzer channels connected. This can be a reference. Available for results that require a reference only (cross-spectrum, for example).
- Tracked order: A list of tracked orders on the channel selected. Available if the result selected is an order result.
External result tab: The "Externals results" tab allows displays results saved in measurements.
- Measurement selection: List of measurements classified by project.
- Result selection: List of results saved in the measurement selected. Multiple selections are not available.
- Operation: in the top combo-box, list of weighting which can be applied to results selected. In the middle combo-box, list of derivation/integration operations which can be applied. In the bottom combo-box, list of display units.
The left button is a multi-action button that can be assigned to differnts functions. To assign a function, select the corresponding item in the drop list. Note, assigning a function will apply it.
Close all: Close all the windows in the active Layout
Open infotrace: Opens or close (toggle) the infotrace of the active windows. The infotrace contains the trace(s) identification, the cursor and marker values and the section data for the 3D waterfall windows. See chapter 2 –Display - § area for details
Refresh all: Force the refreshment of displayed data. Applies to all windows and all traces. Used in case of de synchronization between the hardware and the software.
Freeze trace (F10): Freeze/unfreeze (toggle) the traces of the active window.
Freeze all traces Freeze/unfreeze (toggle) all the displayed traces in the active Layout
Zoom group
Control the windows graphical zooms and auto-scaling.
Y Adjust (CTRL+A): Adjust the Y scale of all displayed graph in the active Layout. See chapter 2 –Display - § Display window/graph menu / Y zoom for details
X/Z Adjust (CTRL+Q): Adjust minimum and maximum values of the X or Z-scale so that every point on the axis is visible.. See chapter 2 –Display - § Display window/graph menu / X zoom for details
Reset scale (CTRL+Z): Reset the Y/X/Z scale of the active window. The default value of each scale depends on the inputs range for Y, The analysis bandwidth for X and the number of point for the Z one. See chapter 2 –Display - § Display window/graph menu for details
Zoom in Y: Makes the Y-scale two times smaller.
Zoom out Y: Makes the Y-scale tow time larger.
Zoom in X: Makes the X-scale two times smaller and sets the minimum and maximum values so that the cursor is in the middle of the graph.
Zoom out X: Makes the X-scale twice as large and sets the minimum and maximum values so that the cursor is in the middle of the graph.
View group
Browses the displayed windows and toggle the 3D/2D view
Cascade view: Toggle the active trace between 3D and 2D graphs. Applies to spectral (freq, order, 1/n oct) window only. Note the Cascade view is designed for monitoring purpose as it bufferize the data in the display. Buffered data cannot be manipulated or saved, use the waterfall plug for this purpose. See chapter 2 –Display - § Display window/window menu / Cascade view for details
Browse Windows (ALT+TAB): Scan the existing windows in the current layout.
Browse layouts (CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE): Scan the existing layouts. Note the 2 latest viewed layouts are kept in the RAM memory. Note: using the CTRL+SPACE shortcut allow switching between these layouts
Arrangement group
Full screen: Put the active windows in full screen mode. The NVGate frame windows will take the whole screen space. The full screen is inactivated by clicking on it or in reducing the window with the upper right button
Allows arranging automatically the windows in the current layout.
Automatic: Organizes windows in the best possible arrangement according to the type and contents of the graphs.
Cascade: Cascades the windows according to the Windows operating system rules.
Vertical: Tiles windows horizontally according to the Windows operating system rules.
Horizontal: Tiles windows horizontally according to the Windows operating system rules.
Grid: Tiles windows in order to have all windows with the same size.
Marker group
Features a complete set of real-time markers that help identifying typical signature and points of exception in both time and spectral graphs.
The marker group allows selecting and positioning the chosen marker.
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The first button corresponds to the marker to be added. It is a multi-action button that gathers all marker type in its list.
Free marker: Switch the cursor to deposit a free marker in the click location. The free marker can be positioned everywhere to add a legend in a spectra, profile, 1/n octave and waterfall section. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/free marker for details
Harmonic marker: Switch the cursor to deposit a set of harmonic in the click location. The harmonic marker can be positioned everywhere in a spectra and waterfall X/Y sections. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/harmonic marker for details
Peaks marker: Switch the cursor to add a set of peak detection markers in the clicked graph. The peak marker detects automatically the peaks in the spectra and waterfall X/Y sections. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/peaks marker for details
Max marker: Switch the cursor to add a set of maximum detection markers in the clicked graph. The max marker detects automatically the maximum in the spectra and waterfall X/Y sections. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/Max marker for details
Side band marker: Switch the cursor to add a side band marker at the clicked location. The Sideband marker can be positioned everywhere in a spectra and waterfall X/Y sections. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/Sideband marker for details
Power band marker: Switch the cursor to add a power band marker at the clicked location. The power-band marker can be positioned everywhere in a spectra and waterfall X/Y sections. It extracts the RMS power in the selected band taking in account the equivalent bandwidth of the weighting window. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/Power band marker for details
1/n Octave data marker: Switch the cursor to add a 1/n octave data marker at the clicked graphs. The 1/n octave data marker can be positioned in CPB spectra and waterfall X/Y sections of the same type. It extracts the list of the band levels in db or linear units into the infotrace. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/Octave marker for details
Kinematic marker: Switch the cursor to deposit a set of harmonic in the click location. The harmonic marker can be positioned everywhere in a spectra and waterfall X/Y sections. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/Octave marker for details
Period marker: Switch the cursor to add a periodic marks at the clicked location. The period marker can be positioned trigger blocks. Operates like an harmonic marker but in the time domain. See chapter 2 –Display - § Marker/Kinematic marker for details
Record marker (CTRL+M) Using this shortcut while the analyzer is recording, add record marker to the signal. If there is a recording window, the maker is displayed. During the recording, a comment can be added to the record marker, via the properties dialog box.
The record marker is available from the Measurement\Control group. See Measurement tab§ in this document.
The rest of the group is dedicated to the marker adjustments:
Marker mode: Switch between the marker mode (the cursor controls the marker) and the last used cursor mode. See this chapter (6) - §Tabs/ Measurement tab/graph group for details
Move marker: Moves the selected marker of the active window by one step of spectra resolution to the left or right
Move marker by 1/32nd of step: Moves the selected marker of the active window by a 1/32nd of spectra resolution to the left or right. Allowed only if the marker is located in the vicinity (+/- 1 step) of a peak and the X& Y interpolation are enabled
3D group
This group provides general purpose tools about the Waterfall 3D graphs.
The first button corresponds to displayed graphs. Each Waterfall windows may displays up to 4 different graphs. It is a multi-action button.
3D only: Shows the 3D graph only. This graph can be a 3D plot or a color map.
X/Y only: Shows the X/Y extraction graph only. This graph contains the spectra at the cursor position and the X/Y sections.
Y/Z only: Shows the Y/Z extraction graph only. This graph contains the time (or ref) profile at the cursor position and the Y/Z sections.
Extraction only: Shows the Order/frequency extraction graph only. This graph contains the order/frequency profile at the cursor position and the extraction sections.
All graphs: Shows all the graphs in a matrix.
See chapter 2 –Display - § Contextual menu/Window menu/Waterfall menu for details
The second button controls which way the 3D data are plotted. It is a multi-action button.
3D Isometric: Plot the spectra (or trigger blocks) along a Z axis with the same scale whatever is the position. The Z axis angle is modified by the rotate button.
3D perspective: Plot the spectra (or trigger blocks) in a true 3D space, taking in account the perspective. The global orientation of the gathered spectra can be changed using the rotate button. This type of view allows looking at the waterfall from any side
Time/frequency color map: Plot the spectra (or trigger blocks) on 2D map with the color representing the point amplitude. This plot show the Time (Y) Vs frequency (X) arrangement
Frequency/time color map: Plot the spectra (or trigger blocks) on 2D map with the color representing the point amplitude. This plot show the Frequency (Y) Vs Time (X) arrangement
The last 3 items control the 3D graph rotation and manage the sections:
Rotate: Toggle the rotating mode. Allows rotating the 3D graphs with the mouse when enabled. Disabling this item return the mouse to the previous mode.
Add section: Add a copy of the cursor location in each of the 3 extraction graph
Section manager: Open the waterfall section manager.
See chapter 2 –Display - § Contextual menu/Window menu/Waterfall menu for details