User Interface Overview

This topic describes the common features of the PWSG Desktop user interface. Click a call-out number or region to learn more.

1. Home

This tab accesses the PWSG Desktop home screen. It is always accessible no matter where you are in the software. If you are working in an application and access the home screen, you can return to your most recent location in the application by simply clicking the active app tab.

2. App (Active)

This tab returns you to your most recent location in an active application (e.g. 5G NR) prior to having accessed another tab, such as Home.

3. File Menu and Shortcuts

Opens the file menu. Additionally, convenient file-menu shortcut icons are provided to the right.

New

Resets your current PWSG Desktop application configuration to default settings.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:<app>:PRESet
SCPI Example	RAD:NR5G:PRES
State Saved	No

Open

Opens a file management window where you can open a previously saved PWSG Desktop configuration file (*.pwsg).

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:<app>:MEMory:STATe:RECall <string>
SCPI Example	RAD:NR5G:MEM:STAT:RECall "c:\temp\nr5g.pwsg"
Note	If input file does not exist, error "File not found" is generated. If input parameter is only file name without directory information, default data directory is used: <Documents>\Keysight\PathWave\SignalGenerationDesktop
State Saved	No

Save As

Opens a file management window where you can save your current PWSG Desktop configuration as a file (*.pwsg) for future use.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:<app>:MEMory:STATe:SAVE <filename>
SCPI Example	RAD:NR5G:MEM:STAT:SAVE "c:\temp\nr5g.pwsg"
Note	If input parameter is only file name without directory information, it is saved in the default data directory: <Documents>\Keysight\PathWave\SignalGenerationDesktop
State Saved	No

Export Waveform

Opens a file management window where you can save your generated waveform file (*.wfm) for future use.

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:<app>:WAVeform:EXPort <filename>
SCPI Example	RAD:NR5G:WAV:EXP "c:\temp\nr5g.wfm"
Note	It is an overlap SCPI. If input parameter is only file name without directory information, it is saved in the default data directory: <Documents>\Keysight\PathWave\SignalGenerationDesktop
State Saved	No

Exit

Exits the PWSG Desktop software, but automatically saves your current configuration, which appears under Open Recent the next time you launch the software. This action is equivalent to clicking the X in the top-right corner of window.

4. System Menu

Accesses the Change Hardware menu where you can conveniently connect to a different instrument. See also, Change Hardware (Shortcut) below and Hardware.

Supported hardware varies by application. Instrument models and configurations accessible for one application may not be accessible for another.

(See the Hardware topic for user interface and remote operation.)

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:<app>:PLAYback:SELect XSG\|VXT\|VXG\|M8195DUC\|M8195IQ\|NXSG\|IQA\|DUCA\|VXGP
SCPI Example	RAD:NR5G:PLAY:SEL VXG
Note	M8195DUC applies to the AWU application only.
State Saved	No

5. Change Hardware (Shortcut)

Opens a drop-down menu where you can quickly connect to a different instrument. This is essentially a shortcut for the Change Hardware selection under the System menu.

Supported hardware varies by application. Instrument models and configurations accessible for one application may not be accessible for another.

(See the Hardware topic for user interface and remote operation.)

6. System Settings

Opens the System Settings screen.

7. Help Menu

Opens the help menu where you can access common PWSG Desktop software information. A help window link is also provided in Learn More.

	Contents	Opens the main menu of the help window.
	Software License	Opens the Software License Terms window where you can view the Keysight Software End-User License Agreement.
	Website	Opens a window or tab in your default browser, taking you to Keysight's PathWave Signal Generation web page. You can also go to www.keysight.com/find/pwsg.
	About	Opens a window with basic PWSG Desktop software information, such as version and date, and a link to Keysight support.

8. Open Recent

This region provides convenient links to your most recently used files.

9. Applications Menu

This menu launches the application you want to use, such as 5G NR. The application's user interface appears and can always be accessed by the active app tab until you exit the session.

Select Application SCPI Command

If you are using remote commands for a particular application, each time you restart the PWSG Desktop software, you must first send the RADio:SELect command to load the application's associated SCPI. Otherwise, an error is generated. Additionally, running this command for an unlicensed application generates the error +627, "Licensing Error; The mode is not licensed."

SCPI Command	[:SOURce]:RADio:SELect NR5G\|AWU\|NV2X
SCPI Example	RAD:SEL NR5G
Preset	On
Note	It is recommended that you send RADio:SELect <app> before running any other PWSG Desktop SCPI commands. For applications other than 5G NR, both the RAD:SEL <app> command and selecting an application from the GUI will load that application's SCPIs. For 5G NR, however, only the RAD:SEL NR5G will load the SCPIs. Selecting 5G NR from the GUI does not.
State Saved	No

10. Learn More

Convenient links for learning more about PWSG Desktop software appear here, such as the help window.