Test and Measurement Technical Data
DSA-1 menu structure
The table below shows the DSA-1 menu structure:| 1 | Carrier Tests | ||
| 1.1. | fs Freq | Measures sampling rate | |
| 1.2. | fs Jitter | Measures fs (source) Jitter | [EDIT] toggles PLL CF |
| 1.3. | Data Jitter | Measures Data (total) Jitter | [ENTER] toggles ns/UI mode |
| 1.4. | Amplitude | Measures carrier amplitude | |
| 1.5. | Eye Closure | Measures loss of eye width | [EDIT] toggles ZeroX/200mV |
| 1.6. | Errors | Displays biphase error count | [CLEAR] clears to zero |
| 1.7. | Phase v Ref | Measures wrt Ref Sync | [EDIT] toggles degrees/% |
| 1.8. | CM Ampl | Measures common-mode ampl | |
| 1.9. | LoBand Ampl | Measures sub-20kHz ampl | |
| 1.10. | Log Carrier | Runs Carrier Tests to log | |
2
| Data Tests | [EDIT] toggles peak-hold on/off | |
| 2.1. | Audio Meter | Audio bargraph and readout | [NEXT] selects no-read/dBFS/hex |
| 2.2. | Active Bits | Displays audio-bit activity | [<],[>] toggle mono/stereo |
| 2.3. | C-S Fields | Channel Status by field | [<],[>] select field, [EDIT] as 2.6. |
| 2.4. | C-S Bytes | Channel Status by byte | [<],[>] select byte |
| 2.5. | C-S Idents | Channel Status alpha labels | |
| 2.6. | C-S Timecode | Channel Status timecodes | [EDIT] toggles smps/bcd time mode |
| 2.7. | Log Data | Runs Data Tests to log | |
3
| Test Sequence | ||
| 3.1. | Run | Runs selected sequence | [ENTER] restarts sequence |
| 3.2. | Select | Selects desired sequence | [<],[>] select restart segment |
| 3.3. | Log Sequence | Runs selected sequence to log | [ENTER],[<],[>] as 3.1. |
4
| Generator | ||
| 4.1. | Sync Source | Selects int/ext sync or DI | [NEXT] selects field to adjust |
| 4.2. | Edit Modes | GEN1: sets params to edit | [<],[>] adjust selected field |
| 4.3. | Audio Func | Selects GEN1/GEN2, & fn | [CLEAR] may select default value |
| 4.4. | Audio Params | ON/OFF, freq, ampl, word | |
| 4.5. | Chan Status | GEN1: C-S edits, GEN2: P/C | In 4.5., GEN1: |
| 4.6. | C-S Capture | Loads input C-S to GEN1 | [ENTER] toggles select/adjust mode |
| 4.7. | Valid Bit | GEN1: sets gen Validity bit | [<],[>] select field or adjust value |
| 4.8. | Jitter Gen | GEN2: gen jitter fn & ampl | [EDIT] toggles field edit on/off |
| 4.9. | Log Gen | Writes generator setup to log | |
5
| Channel Check | ||
| 5.1. | Run to Log | Logs bit-errors against time | [<],[>] scroll thru Event display |
| 5.2. | Setup | Sets channels, word-length | [NEXT] selects field to adjust |
| [<],[>] adjust selected field | |||
6
| Watchdog | ||
| 6.1. | Run to Log | Logs panel LEDs against time | [NEXT],[<],[>] as 5.1. |
| 6.2. | Setup | Selects LEDs to be watched | [<],[>],[EDIT] set LEDs to watch |
7
| Microscope | Digital gain for monitoring low- | |
| level signals, with clip indicators | |||
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8
| Results Log | ||
| 8.1. | Start Block | Inserts block marker in log | |
| 8.2. | Print Log | Sends log to serial printer | [<],[>] go one line back or forward |
| 8.3. | Clear Log | Clears contents of log | [NEXT] goes to start of next block |
| 8.4. | Log Viewer | Views log line by line | [CLEAR] goes to start of log |
| 8.5. | Blk Manager | Prints, clears individual blks | [<],[>] go one blk back or forward |
| 8.6. | Form Feed | Sends form-feed to printer | [NEXT] prints the current block |
| [CLEAR] deletes the current block | |||
9
| System Setup | ||
| 9.1. | Settings | Adjusts system settings | [<],[>] scroll through settings |
| 9.2. | Save Set-up | Saves settings as power-up | [EDIT] adjusts current setting |
| 9.3. | Defaults | Sets defaults (doesn't save) | [<],[>] toggle learn/display modes |
| 9.4. | Ref Learn | Soft-cal for fs-measurement | [ENTER],[CLEAR] acquire or clr cal |
| 9.5. | Battery Chg | Starts fast-charge of battery | [ENTER] skips discharge phase |
| 9.6. | Host Mode | Interacts with host PC |