Keysight M8195A - Clock;Output;Trigger;Fir Filter;Standard Waveform;Multi-Tone Waveform;Complex Modulated Waveform;Serial Data Waveform;Import Waveform;Sequence;Control Tabs

2 M8195A User Interface
42 Keysight M8195A Revision 2 – Arbitrary Waveform Generator User’s Guide
2.3.2.5 Help Menu
The Help menu includes the following selections:
 User Guide
Opens the User Guide of the M8195A.
 Driver Help
Opens the online help of the IVI-COM and IVI-C drivers.
 Help – Online Support
Opens the instrument’s product support web page.
 Help – About
Displays revision information for hardware, software and firmware. Displays
the serial number of the connected module.
2.3.3 Status Bar
The Status Bar contains three 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 icon to open the Error List Window.
 Run/Stop button:
The Run/Stop button is used to switch between Run and Program mode.
2.3.4 Clock/Output/Trigger/FIR Filter/Standard Waveform/Multi-Tone
Waveform/Complex Modulated Waveform/Serial Data Waveform/Import
Waveform/Sequence/Control Tabs
These tabs are used to configure the most important parameters of the M8195A
module. They are described in detail in the sections that follow.