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Signal Hound VSG25 Software Manual 2019, Signal Hound, Inc. 1502 SE Commerce Ave, Suite 101 Battle Ground, WA USA Phone 360.217.0112 This information is being released into the public domain in accordance with the Export Administration Regulations 15 CFR 734...
Software Installation 1 Overview This document outlines the operation and functionality of the Signal Hound VSG25 vector signal generator software. This document will guide you through the setup and operation of the software. You can use this document to learn about the features of the generator and how to access them in the application.
VSG25.exe file found in the installation directory. 3 Getting Started Launching the VSG25 software brings up the user interface (UI). This section describes the UI in detail and how you can use the UI to control your Signal Hound vector signal generator.
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Getting Started | The Menu Bar THE MENU BAR The menu bar provides a set of menus across the top of the application. File Menu Exit – Disconnect the device and close the software. • Preset Menu Load/Save – Through this menu you can save the entire state of the application to restore •...
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• MODULATION SELECTION The modulation selection buttons expose the controls for the various modulation outputs available for the VSG25. Each button corresponds to a new set of controls to be displayed in the modulation controls area. MODULATION CONTROLS The modulation controls show related controls for the currently selected modulation. The shown modulation will not be active until the Apply Settings button is pressed.
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Getting Started | Modulation Controls Multi-Tone Controls Tone Spacing – Specify the spacing in kHz between each output tone. • Tone Count – Specify the number of generated output tones. • Notch Width – Specify a bandwidth of a notch reject filter to be applied to the resulting •...
Symbol Editor | Status Bar Dwell – Specify how long the signal dwells at each frequency in milliseconds. The actual • dwell time at each frequency will be an approximate of the specified dwell time and not exact. Arb Controls Load File –...
Arb Files | Interpreting the Binary Sequence the sequence at the cursor location. You can also insert pseudo-noise sequences with the Insert PN7 and Insert PN9 buttons. You can manually set the seed for the pseudo random sequences to repeatability tests.
I/Q Offset Adjustment Dialog | Notes on the Format NOTES ON THE FORMAT Each numeric value defined in the format can be separated by a comma or any whitespace (spaces, tabs, and new lines). The example above shows values separated by commas and white spaces. The file would still be valid if all values were on one line as shown below.
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