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Chapter 3 – Using HP BenchLink/Arb (continued) Performing Waveform Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Subtract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Multiply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Chapter 5 – Using With Other Applications Importing Arbitrary Waveforms From Files . . . . . . . . . . . 62 To import a .CSV or .PRN file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62To import a file from Mathcad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Exporting Arbitrary Waveforms to Other Applications . . . ....

This chapter describes how to install and configure HP BenchLink/Arb torun on your computer. Before beginning the installation process, verify that your system meetsthe following minimum requirements. Equipment Required Personal Computer Requirements • IBM (or compatible) 386 or 486 PC. • 3.5" 1...

Installing the HP BenchLink/Arb Software 1 Insert the HP BenchLink/Arb floppy disk in your computer disk drive. 2 Save any work in progress. Close unneeded applications.Select File | Run at the Program Manager. Type A:\setup in the COMMAND LINE text box and press ENTER or click OK . Change the drive...

If you encounter problems • Check the system and interface requirements listed on page 8. • If you are using RS-232, be sure you are using the correct cable.Interface cables are described in detail in the HP 33120A User’s Guide. • Check the error messages contained in Chapter 6. • If your PC is conf...

3 Click the CHANGE ICON... button. The Change Icon dialog box is displayed. 4 Scroll through the available icons and double click on the icon you wantor highlight the icon and click OK . You will be returned to the Program Items Properties dialog box which will now show the new icon. Click OK . You ...

To Remove HP BenchLink/Arb To remove the HP BenchLink/Arb program from your computer hard disk: 1 Delete all the files in the directory containing HP BenchLink/Arb (the default directory is \BENCH). CAUTION If you have other HP BenchLink applications (i.e., HP BenchLink/ Scope) and delete all the fi...

This chapter provides an overview of HP BenchLink/Arb and gives a fewexercises to help you get started using the software. This chapter doesnot describe all the features and functions of HP BenchLink/Arb. Chapter 4 describes the features and functions. HP BenchLink/Arb Components Title Bar The Title...

Starting and Closing HP BenchLink/Arb Starting . HP BenchLink/Arb can be started in one of three ways: • From the BenchLink program group, double-click the BenchLink/Arb icon. • From the Windows File menu, choose Run... and, assuming HP BenchLink/Arb was loaded in a directory named ’bench’, enter: \...

The triangle wave segment amplitude is reduced to 0.5 and the segmentis highlighted. 5 Expand the arbitrary waveform to fill the waveform edit window. Clickon the Math menu choice and then Expand to Fit in the drop-down menu. The waveform is expanded to fill all 16,000 data points. The waveformfills...

This chapter describes procedures, components, and features you will usein HP BenchLink/Arb. About Arbitrary Waveforms The waveforms you create in HP BenchLink/Arb are a series of datapoints. The first point, 0, is given a Y value between -1 and +1. The nextpoint has another Y value, and so on, to t...

Creating Waveforms Waveforms consist of one or more segments of X and Y points which canbe created in HP BenchLink/Arb in a number of ways, including drawingthe waveform in freehand mode, combining standard waveshapes,applying mathematical operations, and importing X, Y data from otherapplications. ...

If the selection is made by clicking an icon in the Palette Bar, onesegment of the corresponding waveform will be added to the window withdefault values. If the new waveshape segment causes the total points toexceed 16,000, a warning dialog will appear, informing you that thesegment will not be adde...

Line Drawing Select Line drawing mode by clicking the Line icon or by selecting Waveforms | Line from the Menu Bar. Click once in the waveform window to start the line and then move the cursor and click again.Numerous connected lines can be drawn by moving the cursor andclicking again. Double-click ...

To highlight an individual segment, hold the SHIFT key and click on the segment. Select multiple segments by holding the SHIFT key while clicking on each segment. To select the entire waveform (multiple segments) choose Edit | Select All from the Menu Bar or hold the SHIFT key and double click in th...

Using the Clipboard To cut a portion of a waveform or an entire segment, first select it, thenchoose Edit | Cut . The selected portion is added to the Clipboard and may be pasted into a different part of the waveform or another waveformedit window. Any selected waveform segment or portion of a wavef...

Performing Waveform Math The Math menu contains several mathematical functions to be performedon arbitrary waveforms. The first three (add, subtract, and multiply)combine two operands while the remaining functions are performed on asingle operand. All of the mathematical operations can be undone ifn...

Performing Math Operations Using the Clipboard 1 Select the first operand. This can be an individual segment or the entirewaveform. Copy it to the Clipboard using the Edit | Copy command. 2 Select the second operand by highlighting it in the waveform edit window. 3 Select the mathematical function (...

5 If the waveform copied to the Clipboard has a different number of pointsthan the selected waveform, you can click the MATCH LENGTH button. This will adjust the size of the Clipboard waveform to match the firstoperand. Click it again to undo the match length operation. 6 If, as a result of the math...

Percentage of Original Data starts at 100%. The size of the waveformdata can be changed by specifying the number of points/amplitudepeak-to-peak or percentage of the original size. Pressing ENTER for each new value will automatically change the selected data in the waveformedit window. Click OK to c...

Configuring the Interface When the HP BenchLink/Arb application is started, it searches for anysupported IEEE-488 interface hardware and software installed in yourPC and any instruments connected to the interface. If an IEEE-488interface card with connected devices is not found, HP BenchLink/Arbchec...

Printing Waveforms Waveforms can be printed when actively displayed in HP BenchLink/Arb.The waveform does not have to be a saved file to be printed (i.e. it can bean untitled window). 1 If more than one waveform edit window is open, ensure the window youwant to print is the active window by clicking...

Saving Waveforms Arbitrary waveforms can be saved from HP BenchLink/Arb with .ARB,.CSV, .PRN, or .BIN file extensions. The .ARB file format is a binaryformat used by HP BenchLink/Arb. The .CSV file format containspoint/amplitude pairs separated by a comma. The .PRN file formatcontains point/amplitud...

Using HP BenchLink/Arb Help HP BenchLink/Arb provides an extensive, easy-to-use, context-sensitivehelp system. Help is available to guide you through the use of dialogboxes and to explain the function of menu commands. HP BenchLink/Arb help is accessed by selecting Help | Index from the Menu Bar. Ch...

HP BenchLink/Arb Screen Components A typical HP BenchLink/Arb screen is shown on page 14. Title Bar In the Title Bar, HP BenchLink/Arb displays HP 34811A BenchLink/Arband the name of the active waveform edit window. Menu Bar The Menu Bar offers the following pull-down menus: • File Menu - contains c...

Toolbar The Toolbar contains icons for quick display of dialog boxes and rapidexecution of HP BenchLink/Arb commands. The following icons aredisplayed in the Toolbar: Performs the File | New command. Performs the File | Open... command. Performs the File | Save command. The Instrument drop-down list...

Palette Bar The Palette Bar is designed to provide quick access to tools used increating and editing waveforms. The following icons are displayed in thePalette Bar. Enters the ‘edit select’ mode. Portions of a waveform are selected byclicking and dragging to highlight the desired area ( Edit | Edit ...

Performs the View | Zoom command. Click and drag your mouse to select the zoom area. Performs the View | Zoom In command. Performs the View | Zoom Out command. Status Bar The Status Bar is a helpful tool designed to provide brief descriptions ofthe Menu Bar and Toolbar items currently selected and p...

Waveform Edit Windows Waveforms created in HP BenchLink/Arb are displayed in waveform editwindows. Waveforms consist of one or more segments which can becreated by inserting standard waveshapes, freehand drawing, linedrawing, and performing mathematical operations. Segments can becombined to create ...

The waveform edit window contains horizontal and vertical gridlines. To change the spacing of the horizontal and vertical grid lines select View | Grid... from the Menu Bar. The spacing of the vertical (up/down) grid lines is directly affected by the View | Grid... command. The horizontal spacing (l...

Several windows can be displayed at one time. All new window title barscontain the word ‘Untitled’, and a number. When the windows are saved,‘Untitled’ is changed to the name of the file. The total number of pointsin each waveform must be a minimum of 8 points and cannot exceed16,000 points. Wavefor...

Selection modes HP BenchLink/Arb uses different selection modes for performing variousfunctions: Edit Select mode . Parts or segments of the waveform can be selected by clicking the ‘edit select’ icon found on the Palette Bar. This selectionmode allows you to highlight the desired area for editing o...

Marker mode . ‘Marker’ mode is entered by clicking the icon on the Palette Bar or by choosing Edit | Marker Select from the Menu Bar. This mode automatically enables the X and Y markers. Selecting either Xor Y markers (from the Edit Menu or with icons) also causes the cursor tochange to ‘marker’ mod...

X and Y Markers Vertical (X) or horizontal (Y) markers are available in HP BenchLink/Arbto assist you in creating and modifying waveforms. Select Edit | X Markers or Edit | Y Markers or click their icons to display the X or Y markers. When the markers are first displayed, your cursorwill be in the ‘...

Sample Files The following sample waveform files were placed in the\BENCH\SAMPLES directory during installation. Most of thesewaveforms were created in HP BenchLink/Arb. The GAUSIAN.ARBwaveform was imported from the Mathcad application and theHC_GATE.ARB waveform was captured and imported using the ...

Importing Arbitrary Waveforms From Files HP BenchLink/Arb can be used to edit waveforms imported from the HP 34810A BenchLink/Scope application, Mathcad or Microsoft Excel. Imported files must be in either .CSV or .PRNpoint/amplitude pair format. To import a .CSV or .PRN file: Files from HP BenchLin...

Starting Other BenchLink Applications IEEE-488 Interface Only. If you select another instrument in the instrument drop-down list, HP BenchLink/Arb will attempt to switch to aBenchLink application that supports the instrument chosen. Forexample, selecting an HP 54602A will switch to the HP BenchLink/...

Index A about arbitrary waveforms, 24 - 25adding waveforms, 31amplitude edit segment, 18relative, 24 ARB, 11, 41, 58arrange icons, 46AT-GPIB, 8 B BenchLink/Scope, 36, 64BIN, 41, 58, 63bitmap, 30 C changing icons, 10clearing waveforms, 30Clipboard, 30 - 32clipping waveforms, 34closing HP BenchLink/Ar...