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TestWave Capability Summary

TestWave integrates test and measurement equipment with computer simulation through data transfers over GPIB, RS-232, or LAN connections.

Supports  Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Modulation Analyzers, Oscilloscopes 
Chart Types Cartesian- linear and log, Polar, Smith, Admittance Smith, Eye Diagram, Vector Modulation (Cartesian, polar, rotated), Constellation, Nichols, Antenna Polar
Graph Data Formats Linear magn, Log magn, re/im, VSWR, Phase, Group Delay, Unwrapped Phase
Data Storage 16 complex trace stores, arbitrary number of points (limited by available system memory). Each store has a trace label, trace notes and data analysis table. 
Markers Up to 20 markers and/or delta markers
Limit Lines Up to 50 arbitrary line segments for limits testing
Scaling Up to 2 independent vertical scales
Numerical Electrical delay, Smoothing, Magnitude/ Phase offset, Magnitude slope
Trace Maths +, -, /, x, Log, Magn, Phase, Square-root, Anti-Log, Group Delay, Derivative, Mismatch loss factor, Rollet''s Stability Factor K, Stability Factor B, Edwards-Sinsky Stability Mu, Max Unilateral power gain, Max Available Gain, Max Stable Gain, Z0 Renormalisation, No. of Bit Differences, Max Value, Min Value, Standard 3 or 4 port to Mixed Mode S-Parameters, Timebase Delay, Smoothing, Wraparound Smoothing, Complex Reflection to VSWR, Complex Refl to impedance, dB Reflection to VSWR, mW to dBm, dBm to mW, T-Check quotient, Sorting
Data Editing  Edit, cut, copy and paste traces in the table view
Measurement Templates Copy attributes from previous measurements such as limits, markers, annotation, graticule
Integrated Interfaces OLE2 Linking and Embedding Server (for Word, PowerPoint, etc) :- double-click in the document to begin editing.
COM (ActiveX Automation) and DDE Server (for automated operation with test system software)
File formats:
(all bi-directional except MAT)		 SoftPlot (*.SPT), MIPlot (*.MPT), AWR Design Environment (Touchstone) (*.S1P.. S4P), Spreadsheet (*.CSV), Tab Delimited (*.TXT), MathCad (*.PRN), Citifile (*.F??,D??), MatLab (*.MAT)

Supported GPIB Cards 

  • National Instruments, type PC-IIA, AT-GPIB/TNT, PCI-GPIB, PCMCIA-GPIB, GPIB-USB-A/B/HS
  • Agilent / HP 82335, 82340, 82341, 82350, 82357
  • MCC (ComputerBoards Inc.), type ISA-GPIB, ISA-GPIB/LC, ISA-GPIB-PC2A, PCI-GPIB, PCM-GPIB.
  • Lines GPIB-PCMCIA, GPIB-PCI card
  • IC Select 488-USB, 488-USB-2