Keysight M8194A - Status Bar

Keysight M8194A 120 GSa/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Guide 41
M8194A Soft Front Panel 3
• Description
This column provides the description of individual error/warning
messages.
• (Window Controls)
This drop down list provides window control options like:
• Float
• Dock
• Auto Hide
• Close
Status Bar
The Status Bar contains the following fields from left to right:
• Connection state
“Not Connected” – No instrument is connected.
“Connected: <Instrument resource string>” – An instrument is
connected. The resource string, for example PXI36::0::0::INSTR is
displayed.
“Simulation Mode” – No real instrument is connected. The user
interface is in simulation mode. Click this field to open the Instrument
Selection Dialog.
• Instrument status - Displays the instrument status, for example “Reset
complete” after issuing a reset command. In case of error it displays
additional error information.
• Error status
“Error” – The connected instrument reported an error.
“No Error” – No errors occurred. Click this field to open the Report Error
Window.
• Signal generation - Displays the information regarding the signal
generation. Also, if the signal generation takes some time, it displays an
indicator to show that the signal generation is in progress.