Pulse Table

Menu Path: Trace > Data > Result Tables

The Pulse Table is a type of Matrix Table that includes all pulse-specific result metrics, measured over all valid, synchronized, pulse-analysis time samples detected within the time specified by Acquisition Length (sec), up to the number of pulses set with Maximum Pulse Count.

All displayed metrics in the table (except for Pulse index) are measured over the pulse-specific, synchronized, user-specified analysis time samples as determined by the settings in the Thresholds and Analysis Regions on the Regions tab

When averaging is turned on, the reported metrics are averaged.

You can highlight one row, then right-click and select Set Start Pulse to conveniently set the Starting Pulse.

Selecting Pulses to Analyze from the Table

You can set which pulses the measurement analyzes directly from the Pulse Table, rather than entering values in the Selected Pulses parameters on the Time tab. Select one row, or a range of rows, then right-click the selection and choose one of the following commands.

Analyze Selected Pulse (n) or Analyze Selected Pulses (n-m)
- Sets both the Starting Pulse and the Number of Pulses to cover the selected rows in a single step, which switches Selected Pulses to Select Subset. The command name shows the pulse numbers that will be analyzed: it reads Analyze Selected Pulse (n) when one row is selected (a Number of Pulses of 1), and Analyze Selected Pulses (n-m) when two or more rows are selected.
- Because the measurement analyzes a contiguous range of pulses, a selection that skips pulses is extended to the range that spans it. Selecting only pulses 3 and 9, for example, produces Analyze Selected Pulses (3-9) and analyzes pulses 3 through 9.
- Row selection is by pulse number, not by screen position, so the applied range is the same whether or not the table is sorted by another metric.
Analyze All Pulses
- Returns the measurement to analyzing every detected pulse, which is equivalent to choosing Select All Pulses for Selected Pulses. Later acquisitions that contain more pulses remain fully analyzed.
- No row selection is required. This command is grayed out when the measurement is already analyzing all pulses, so it also indicates the current state.

Rows whose pulses fall within the currently analyzed range are shown in bold, so you can see the range at a glance. No rows are shown in bold when the measurement is analyzing all pulses, because every row is included in that case. Rows outside the analyzed range continue to report their measured results.

These commands and the bold row emphasis apply to the Pulse Table, whose rows are the individual detected pulses. They are not available on the Pulse Cumulative Results Table or other statistics tables.

Exporting Pulse Data

You can export pulse data as a pulse table or as a Pulse Descriptor Word (PDW) file in the File > Export menu.

The Export menu is only visible when the Pulse measurement type is selected. Export choices are grayed out until a pulse table is displayed and selected.

Sorting by metric

You can sort the table by any metric by left-clicking the metric name. Click again to toggle between ascending or descending order. Cancel sorting by right-clicking and selecting "Clear Sort".