Trial List Table

Open this Trial List Table window by clicking the button, or by clicking Control, Create Trial List in the menu bar.

This window can be divided into four parts, as shown in the figure above.

1. Window Title

2. Save, Load, Trigger and Download All

Save

Save the parameters of the current trial list and other information to a file. The information includes some settings that are necessary for repeating the same radar signals as saved in the trial list. Take FCC Type 6 frequency hopping signal for example. The sample rate, center frequency, and channel bandwidth will also be saved.

The extension of the saved file is “tlf”, which is short for Trial List File.

Load

Load a trial list file into the current window.The loaded file can be any radar profile, ETSI, FCC, or Japan MIC. It has no relationship with the current settings. The setting information saved in the trial list file, such as sample rate, center frequency, channel bandwidth, will also be loaded.

While the loading of trial list, the software will validate all the information from file to make sure the parameters are within the defined range.

Trigger

Click Trigger button to send a trigger event to the connected instrument.

When the Trigger Source is BUS, pressing Trigger button equals to send a SCPI command, “*TRG”. When the Trigger Source is set to Trigger Key, pressing Trigger button equals to press the Trigger button on the front panel of instrument. When the Trigger Source is set to External, clicking Trigger button here does nothing.

Download All

Click Download All button to download all the Trials in the Trial List into the instrument.

3. Information

Displays the settings loaded from the trial list file. These settings are necessary for the instrument to repeat the signals saved in the trial list files.

For different radar profiles and different radar types, the displayed settings might be different.

For most cases, there will be sample rate.

For frequency hopping radar signals, there will be another two settings, ClosedCenter Frequency and Radar Detection Bandwidth.

For FCC-13-22 Type 5 signals, there will be another two settings, ClosedUUT Channel Center Frequency and UUT Occupied Bandwidth.

4. Trial List

The trial list displays the detailed parameters for each trial generated from the settings in the main window.

You can take the following actions on the trial list: