Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL User Guide

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5 19 Technology Information .. 20 Virtuoso Tools .. 20 Third Party Tools <Optional> .. 21 Typographic and Syntax Conventions .. 211 Overview.. 23 Opening the Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL .. 24 Opening the Tool in Stand-Alone Mode .. 25 Opening the Tool Using CIW .. 25 Opening the Tool Using Virtuoso Analog Design Environment (ADE) .. 26 Closing the Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL .. 26 Saving a Session .. 26 Restoring a Session .. 272 Using the Results Browser .. 29 About the Results Browser .. 30 Opening the Results Browser .. 31 Results Browser Graphical user Interface .. 32 Toolbar.

6 33 Location Bar .. 36 Top Panel .. 36 Bottom Panel .. 36 ContentsVirtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL user GuideJanuary 20124 Product Version Bar .. 37DB Type Identifier .. 37 Working with the Results Directory .. 37 Opening a Results Directory .. 38 Selecting Signals .. 40 Filtering and Searching For Signals .. 42 Updating Results Directory Data .. 44 Plotting Signals .. 44 Selecting the Signal Plot Destination .. 44 Selecting the Graph Type .. 46 Selecting and Plotting Signals in a Data Range .. 48 Plotting Parametric Sweep Data .. 49 Creating Special Plots .. 52 Plotting YvsY for Two Signals.

7 52 Plotting the Difference of Two Signals .. 55 Comparing Signals .. 57 Exporting Signals .. 58 Using the Calculator .. 61 Supporting s-parameters .. 613 Working with Graphs .. 63 About the Graph Window .. 65 Opening the Graph Window .. 66 Graphical user Interface .. 68 Menu Bar .. 69 Toolbars .. 82 Status Bar .. 86 Assistants .. 86 Creating a Graph .. 87 Customizing a Graph .. 88 Determining the Active Window .. 88 Determining the Active Subwindow .. 88 Specifying the Graph Layout .. 90 Setting the Graph Colors .. 95 Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL user GuideJanuary 20125 Product Version and Closing Window.

8 95 Handling Graph Objects .. 95 Panning and Zooming Graphs .. 96 Editing Graph Properties .. 100 Editing Graph Axis Attributes .. 101 Freezing Graphs .. 113 Evaluating Graph Expressions .. 114 Working With Assistants .. 114 Spectrum .. 115 Browser .. 123 Marker Toolbox .. 124 Eye Diagram .. 124 Horiz Marker Table .. 134 Trace Info .. 134 Vert Marker Table .. 135 Subwindows .. 135 Working with Workspaces .. 137 Workspace Types .. 137 Saving a Workspace .. 138 Loading a Workspace .. 139 Deleting a Workspace .. 139 Setting the Default Workspace .. 139 Showing and Hiding Assistants.

9 139 Working with Traces .. 140 Dragging Traces .. 142 Hiding and Showing Traces .. 142 Deleting Traces .. 142 Setting Trace Properties .. 143 Displaying Symbols on a Trace .. 144 Exporting a Trace .. 145 Working with Strips .. 146 Setting Strip Properties .. 148 Combining Graph Strips .. 148 Locking and Unlocking Strips .. 149 Working with Sweeps .. 150 Working with Graph Labels .. 156 Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL user GuideJanuary 20126 Product Version Graph Labels .. 157 Creating Multiple Graph labels .. 158 Plotting WREAL Signals .. 158 Plotting YvsY Graph .. 162 Saving and Loading Graphs.

10 164 Saving a Graph .. 165 Loading a Graph .. 167 Saving a Graph as an Image .. 168 Reloading Graphs .. 174 Reloading Graph When Opened in Stand-Alone Mode .. 175 Reloading Graph When Opened From Within ADE L and XL .. 180 Disabling Trace Reload .. 180 Graph Settings Retained During Reloading .. 181 Printing Graphs .. 181 Supporting Mixed Signals .. 184 Converting an Analog Signal into a Digital Signal .. 185 Converting a Digital Signal to an Analog Signal .. 187 Working with Buses .. 189 Creating a Bus .. 189 Setting Bus Properties .. 191 Expanding a Bus .. 192 Collapsing a Bus.