Instrument Control
R&S
®
SMB100A
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8.1.2 Key Elements
The manual operating concept of the R&S SMB enables the user to make settings as
intuitively as possible and at the same time gives a permanent overview of characteris-
tics of the generated signal and of the current instrument state. Numerous online help
functions support user settings.
Block diagram
The block diagram is the core of the operating concept.
A graphics display shows the current configuration and the signal flow in the form of a
block diagram. All graphical elements can be accessed for operation. An element is
selected by means of the arrow keys and the associated setting function is called by
pressing Enter. Required menus and graphs are displayed on the block diagram which
is displayed again in the foreground whenever the [DIAGRAM] ([CTRL+D]) key is
pressed.
The main characteristics of the RF signal, frequency and level, are permanently dis-
played in the header section of the screen and can be directly set in the display fields
after the [FREQ] (CTRL+F) or [LEVEL] (CTRL+L) key is pressed. Status messages for
the output signal are displayed in addition to frequency and level.
Operation via Graphical User Interface
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Functional blocks
Menus are assigned to the specific function blocks in the block diagram. The func-
tion blocks represent elements of signal generation. Function blocks displayed with
a blue frame can be directly switched on and off by means of the [TOGGLE ON/
OFF] (CTRL+T) key. The menus of the highlighted function blocks can be called by
pressing the [ENTER] key.
– Example:
The "Modulation" block contains all menus required for modulation signal con-
figuration.
In this block all modulations can be selected.
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Signal flow
The signal flow between the function blocks and the employed inputs and outputs
are also shown.
Manual Operation
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