Segment Capture Options - Viavi Xgig User Manual

Segment Capture Options

Segment Capture Options
Selecting a Segment
The segment number to start with is specified in the
window. The choices available in the
configuration is applied to the hardware. For example, the previous user had 2 buffer segments for
the domain. Assume you change the number of segments to be, yet do not apply the configuration
to the hardware; the
The segment numbers that can be selected in the field is determined by the value of the
Segments
next to the number of that segment. For example if you have four segments and segment 2 has
data, the drop down list will appear as follows:
The buttons for bringing up analysis applications (TraceView, Expert, or Surveyor) will be grayed
out if the current segment does not contain a valid trace. Also, the capture time in the status bar
indicates the capture time for the current segment, not the capture time for all segments.
Segment Capture Mode
Different start modes are available when using buffer segmentation. The modes are selected from
a drop-down box next to the
depending on the mode selected. When TraceControl is started, the last mode used for capture will
be the current mode. The modes available are described below along with the Start button icon that
appears when the mode is selected.
Segments are independent from one another. Each contains one capture with its own start and stop
time.
A warning message is displayed before you start a capture that will write data into a segment that
has unsaved capture data. A warning message also displays if you change the number of segments
in the Number of Segments
not show this warning again
will not display.
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field will only show that 2 segments are available.
Use Segment
field for the selected domain. If a segment contains capture data, an asterisk will appear
Start button. The
field and the current segments have captured data. If the option
is checked in a previous appearance of either message, the message
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Use Segment
field are only updated when the
Number of Segments
Start button will appear with a different icon
field in the TraceControl main
Number of
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