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Product DescriptionE8901A Data Display automatically launches at the completion of simulation and is configurable to display pre-determined simulation results. Graphs can be customized with a choice of markers, colors, line styles, and captions. Portions of plots can be instantly enlarged, and multiple data display windows can access the same data file, giving you the ability to simultaneously look at your data in several different ways. Color, symbol or line type differentiation can be selected for swept traces.
Individual plots and equations can be activated or deactivated in order to save time by only simulating or evaluating and updating the measurements and graphs of interest. Activation and deactivation is easily selected via the display toolbar or from a right button mouse click. Plot types include rectangular (with multiple x- and y-axes), polar, Smith (including impedance, admittance, and impedance plus admittance), stacked rectangular (multiple y-axes overlaid onto one x-axis), and listing columns. Trace types include line, scatter, histogram, digital, spectral, and "bus trace" (display of binary data for a whole bus, up to 128 bits width). Both plots and traces allow choice of line thickness, color, and line style. Plots can be annotated with a full range of drawing elements, including lines, rectangles, circles, text, polygons, and polylines. Through the use of a concept called "datasets", the Data Display module allows you to retrieve and segment your data for viewing and graphical analysis. Datasets maintain persistent storage of simulation results so that you can selectively retrieve all the data related to any single parameter or simulation control factor. There is no need to resimulate to create a different view of the data. ASCII data can also be exported for external post-processing in a variety of complex data formats. The results of different simulations from different datasets can be plotted to the same Data Display window, allowing you to make effective and useful data comparisons. The ability to manipulate stored dataset information with user-defined equations means that you can study the simulation results with complete flexibility. Dialog boxes display all the data available and help simplify equation creation. Many useful expressions, such as eye diagrams, histograms, adjacent channel power ratio, Fast Fourier Transforms, and VSWR are built in to the display engine. Contour Plots improve design insight by allowing you to easily display multidimensional data on rectangular, polar and Smith charts; for example, PAE, output power, IMD. Multiple Data Display pages can be linked to a single display page, providing the flexibility to have dedicated pages. For example one display page could be dedicated to equations and a separate page could display only the data plots. Data display pages can be viewed as a group or individually. Navigation through pages is supported via arrows on the toolbar. A dataset browser supports dataset viewing with alias capability. Users have persistent aliases to datasets and can view the variables and datasets through a hierarchical browser similar to the Windows Explorer interface. This makes it easy to find the data of interest and combine data from various datasets. On-screen editing of equations, text, trace labels, and plot titles allows for rapid modification of displayed information. Autoscaling of axes on plots is provided to enable best fit of data and regular tick mark spacings. Manual scaling is supported as well. Markers are also available, allowing you to display specific data values at any given point. Delta markers enable you to look at incremental trace values with respect to a reference point on that trace. Direct edit of marker expressions allow markers to be placed accurately based on any independent variable. During simulation a snapshot can be requested. A plot displays the time-based results as the simulation progresses. This allows users to watch the status of a time-based simulation and elect to stop or analyze the progress at any point in time rather than waiting for the entire simulation to complete. The user interface has the look and feel of currently popular PC office tools. Toolbars, palettes, icons, and keyboard shortcuts all provide easy access to frequently used features. Windows standard Cut, Copy and Paste commands are fully supported in enhanced metafile (EMF) format. This allows you to copy and paste data into PC applications. Windows standard scrolling is controlled by Page Up/Down and arrows keys, and mouse control of on-screen scroll bars. To assist in formatting your results, the Data Display allows you to perform common graphical group & arrangement tasks. Available tasks include Align Left, Align Right, Center, as well as moving overlapping Data Display elements forward and backward on the display. More than 30 TrueType fonts are available in the Design Environment and Data Display providing maximum legibility and allowing the flexibility to create customized, professional-looking design documentation. RFDE-Specific Features
Recent Product EnhancementsProduct enhancements in recent releases include the following:
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To request immediate sales assistance - for help choosing the best system; for product configuration and integration details; to request telephone assistance or an on-site demo of the software; or to request a price quotation - click on the following link: Configuration DetailsRequires the Design Environment module (E8900). Related Products
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Example FilesThe following examples in the Advanced Design System examples directory show how the Data Display module is used: Using Expressions in the Data Display Window Location: /examples/Tutorial/express_meas_prj NADC Power Amplifier Location: /examples/RF_Board/NADC_PA_prj
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